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Evan is a given name of Welsh origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (2% of births). There have been 289,934 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 285,259 as boys and 4,675 as girls. Evan gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 2007 and has since declined significantly. It is the #272 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

Fewer

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	2,587
2023	2,658
2022	2,924
2021	3,295
2020	3,500
2019	4,038
2018	4,479
2017	4,813
2016	5,700
2015	6,014
2014	6,800
2013	7,222
2012	8,033
2011	8,761
2010	9,820
2009	10,386
2008	10,057
2007	10,410
2006	10,227
2005	10,218
2004	10,117
2003	9,533
2002	7,486
2001	7,345
2000	7,418
1999	6,927
1998	6,170
1997	6,085
1996	5,669
1995	6,179
1994	5,994
1993	6,192
1992	6,178
1991	5,590
1990	5,421
1989	5,040
1988	4,417
1987	3,952
1986	3,980
1985	3,322
1984	3,020
1983	3,122
1982	2,730
1981	2,030
1980	1,656
1979	1,429
1978	1,183
1977	1,030
1976	791
1975	633
1974	639
1973	580
1972	568
1971	566
1970	602
1969	559
1968	456
1967	499
1966	556
1965	574
1964	618
1963	463
1962	509
1961	500
1960	466
1959	410
1958	337
1957	314
1956	373
1955	333
1954	303
1953	286
1952	298
1951	236
1950	219
1949	180
1948	170
1947	210
1946	166
1945	146
1944	136
1943	148
1942	161
1941	128
1940	134
1939	131
1938	128
1937	120
1936	97
1935	112
1934	136
1933	115
1932	116
1931	112
1930	126
1929	125
1928	135
1927	169
1926	135
1925	165
1924	177
1923	147
1922	191
1921	164
1920	159
1919	132
1918	185
1917	167
1916	187
1915	154
1914	99
1913	92
1912	77
1911	29
1910	31
1909	25
1908	25
1907	20
1906	26
1905	20
1904	12
1903	22
1902	20
1901	24
1900	24
1899	17
1898	24
1897	17
1896	14
1895	13
1894	25
1893	17
1892	20
1891	18
1890	22
1889	17
1888	22
1887	21
1886	11
1885	23
1884	22
1883	18
1882	12
1881	24
1880	22