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Mostly boys · Welsh variation of John

Evan

“God is gracious”

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The story behind the name

Meet Evan.

US birth records for 2025 list 50 girls named Evan (rank #3,176) and 2,412 boys named Evan (rank #153).

For girls, the recorded count fell from 61 in 2024 to 50 in 2025. For boys, the recorded count fell from 2,535 in 2024 to 2,412 in 2025.

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A little perspective

How popular is Evan?

United States · 2025
Girls · 2025#3,17650 recorded births
Boys · 2025#1532,412 recorded births

Recorded US births over time

201420256,7250
● Girls● Boys
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YearCategoryUS rankBirths
2025Boys1532,412
2025Girls3,17650
2024Boys1432,535
2024Girls2,78561
2023Boys1372,597
2023Girls2,67965
2022Boys1332,845
2022Girls2,28182
2021Boys1163,207
2021Girls2,09391
2020Boys1053,418
2020Girls2,10987
2019Boys963,964
2019Girls2,40974
2018Boys854,392
2018Girls2,11990
2017Boys854,727
2017Girls2,19187
2016Boys695,613
2016Girls2,19488
2015Boys675,916
2015Girls2,01898
2014Boys586,725
2014Girls2,39876

Rankings are calculated separately for boys and girls. Records below the publication threshold may be missing; gaps are not zero births.

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Nicknames

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Variations & related forms

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