Evan
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Evan
Evan has a mellow nice-guy image that has kept it popular, while it has been widely used in Wales since the nineteenth century. And interestingly—and surprisingly—enough, Evan charts highly for boys in France.
Evan for boys#153 US
Evan was derived from Iefan, a Welsh version of John. John is ultimately a derivative of the Hebrew name Yochanan, comprised of the elements yo, meaning "God" and chanan, "to be gracious." Evan is actually a Hebrew word itself, meaning "rock."
Jenny McCarthy has a son named Evan, and some other modern associations are former Senator Evan Bayh, novelist Evan Hunter, and the movie Evan Almighty. It is also sometimes used for girls, as in actress Evan Rachel Wood.
Evan for girls#3176 US
Evan is a boys' favorite that has been given the feminine touch by talented actress Evan Rachel Wood. If you want to move beyond Eva and Evelyn and like unisex names, this may be a good bet for you (though like Evan Rachel Wood, you may want a feminine name in the middle name position to clarify matters). Evanna is also another alternative.
Pronounced EV-un.
As of October 2026, Evan ranked #153 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #35 in 2009, Nameberry popularity #64.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #58 | 6,724 | #2,398 | 76 |
| 2015 | #67 | 5,916 | #2,018 | 98 |
| 2016 | #69 | 5,612 | #2,194 | 88 |
| 2017 | #85 | 4,726 | #2,190 | 87 |
| 2018 | #85 | 4,389 | #2,117 | 90 |
| 2019 | #96 | 3,964 | #2,408 | 74 |
| 2020 | #105 | 3,413 | #2,107 | 87 |
| 2021 | #116 | 3,204 | #2,090 | 91 |
| 2022 | #133 | 2,842 | #2,279 | 82 |
| 2023 | #137 | 2,593 | #2,679 | 65 |
| 2024 | #143 | 2,526 | #2,775 | 61 |
| 2025 | #153 | 2,412 | #3,176 | 50 |
World rankings
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Evan on lists
Famous Evans
- Evan Thomas PetersBoy
American actor
- Birch Evans "Evan" Bayh IIIBoy
U.S. Senator and Governor of Indiana
- Evan WalshBoy
drummer of Irish band The Strypes
- Evan Mathias RoysterBoy
American NFL football player
- Evan Blake SmithBoy
American NFL football player
- Evan Michael LongoriaBoy
American baseball player
- Evan Ingersoll aka Chuck InglishBoy
American rapper of duo The Cool Kids
- Evan HandlerBoy
American actor
- Evan Frank LysacekBoy
American figure skater
- Evan BatesBoy
American ice dancer
- Evan Mitchell LowensteinBoy
American singer of duo Evan & Jaron; twin brother Jaron Lowenstein
- Evan Fong aka VanossBoy
Canadian YouTuber
- Evan RossBoy
Naess, American actor/singer, son of singer Diana Ross and Arne Naess
- Evan YurmanBoy
son of designers David and Sybil Yurman
- Evan James SpringsteenBoy
son of singer Bruce Springsteen
- Evan Shane StanleyBoy
son of guitarist Paul Stanley of KISS
- Evan Joseph AsherBoy
son of actress/model Jenny McCarthy
- Evan Anthony Dunstan (b. 2012)Boy
son of Australian youtubers Rohan and Chloe Dunstan (Life with Beans)
- Evan EdingerBoy
Internet personality
- Evan Scott PerryBoy
the subject of the 2009 documentary film "Boy Interrupted"
- Heeseung "Evan" LeeBoy
South Korean singer, songwriter, and producer; former member of Kpop boy-band Enhypen
- Evan Rachel WoodGirl
American actress
- EvanGirl
Burrows Fontaine, American interpretive dancer and actress
- Gwladys Evan MorrisGirl
British actress and writer
- Evan Jane Heder (b. 2007)Girl
daughter of American actor and producer Jon Heder
Evan in pop culture
- Evan BaxterBoy
character in films Bruce Almighty and Evan Almighty
- Evan ChambersBoy
character on TV's "Greek"
- Evan TrebornBoy
character in movie The Butterfly Effect
- EvanBoy
character in movie Cliffhanger
- Evan TrautwigBoy
character in movie The Watch
- Evan ParksBoy
character on TV's "The Client List"
- Evan WalkerBoy
character from the book The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
- Evan KnightBoy
character on TV's Parenthood
- Evan HuangBoy
character on TV's "Fresh Off the Boat"
- Evan HansenBoy
character in Broadway's "Dear Evan Hansen"
- Evan DanielsBoy
also known as Spyke, character in Marvel Universe
- Evan R. LawsonBoy
character on USA's Royal Pains
- Evan "Buck" BuckleyBoy
firefighter on TV series "9,1,1"