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Evan

boy name
Origin
Welsh
Syllables
2
Peak era
2000s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

"Yahweh is gracious," as the Welsh form of John, worn smooth through Ieuan and Ifan; centuries of use in Wales, then an easy crossover into the American mainstream. All the heritage of John with none of its ubiquity

Famously borne by Evan Spiegel, co-founder of Snap Inc.

The story

The words came from Evan James; the melody came from his son. Their work in Pontypridd in 1856 became the Welsh national anthem. The earliest copy survives at the National Library of Wales in the handwriting of James James, the composer. Even their bardic names seem to answer each other: the father used Ieuan ap Iago, the son Iago ap Ieuan. That first name opens another door into Evan's history. Evan is an anglicized form of Ifan, which continues the older Welsh Ieuan in the family of John. Farther back lies the Hebrew meaning that Yahweh is gracious. The anthem brings this long chain of forms into a particular family. A father's words and a son's music remain together on the page, ready to be given a voice.

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Evan across languages

One shared root links 47 names across 10 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew Yochanan "God is gracious", carried through Greek Ioannes and Latin Iohannes into nearly every European language

The constellation

EvanWelshJohnEnglishJuanSpanishJeanFrenchSeanIrishIanScottishIvanSlavicJoãoPortugueseJohannGerman
38 more branches of this family
JackEnglish · short formJohnnyEnglish · diminutiveJohnnieEnglish · diminutiveJohnieEnglish · variantJhonSpanish · variantJeanneFrench · feminine formJeannieScottish · diminutiveJeanieScottish · diminutiveJeanetteFrench · diminutiveJeannetteFrench · diminutiveJeannineFrench · diminutiveJaneEnglish · feminine formJanieEnglish · diminutiveJayneEnglish · variantJannaEnglish · variantJennieEnglish · diminutiveJoanEnglish · feminine formJoannaEnglish · feminine formJoanneEnglish · variantJoannEnglish · variantJohannaGerman · feminine formJanetScottish · diminutiveJanetteFrench · diminutiveJaniceEnglish · related formJanelleEnglish · related formShawnIrish · variantShayneIrish · variantIvanaSlavic · feminine formGiovannaItalian · feminine formGiannaItalian · short formGianaItalian · variantGianniItalian · diminutiveJuanaSpanish · feminine formJuanitaSpanish · diminutiveHanselGerman · diminutiveJacksonEnglish · surname formJohnsonEnglish · surname formJonesWelsh · surname form

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How popular is Evan around the world?

In the United States, 17,450 babies were named Evan between 2020 and 2025. In Puerto Rico, 44 babies were named Evan in 2025, and 782 have carried the name since 1998.

Evan is on the official records of the United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico City, Ireland, France, Canada, South Australia, Scotland, England and Wales, New Zealand, Norway, Chile, Montevideo, Argentina, Poland, Spain, Austria and Brazil.

Evan crosses languages: it is in the latest top 300 of an English-speaking birth record and of a Spanish-speaking one. The full list: English and Spanish

United States

1 in 1,200

In the United States, 17,450 babies were named Evan between 2020 and 2025.

1890speak 2000s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Evan peaked in the 2000s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure. Evan went to 6,014 US babies in 2015 and 2,462 in 2025, 41% of the earlier figure.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Puerto Rico

1 in 410

In Puerto Rico, 44 babies were named Evan in 2025, and 782 have carried the name since 1998.

1998peak 2021

share of that year’s births on record

First given name only, from Social Security records of births in Puerto Rico; any name-sex-year under 5 births is withheld at source. Shares divide by the Puerto Rico Demographic Registry’s count of births on the island; the 2025 count is provisional. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, territory name file (Puerto Rico)

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Mexico City City

1 in 690

In Mexico City, there were 170 registrations of Evan in 2022.

2000peak 2019

share of that year’s registrations in the city

Civil-registry acts in Mexico City by registration year. Counts are lower bounds (names under 6 in a month and borough are removed at source) and count name-instances, not people; compound names are split, so “Maria Jose” counts under each part. 2023 (10 registrations through 3 Mar) is excluded as partial. Source: Registro Civil of Mexico City, open data portal, registered given names 2000-2023

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Ireland

1 in 710

In Ireland, 76 boys named Evan were born in 2025, the 80th most common name among boys that year.

1964peak 20062025

share of that year’s name registrations

Exact registered spellings from Irish vital statistics; any name under 3 in a year is withheld at source, and accented spellings (fadas) are recorded reliably only from 2018. Source: Central Statistics Office (Ireland), Irish babies' names

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France

1 in 1,000

In France, about 625 boys named Evan were born in 2025, the 97th most common name among boys that year.

1900peak 2008

share of that year’s births on record

Births in France by year of birth, from INSEE’s fichier des prénoms (1900–2025; Mayotte from 2012); exact spellings count separately (Léo and Leo are different names), any spelling under 3 in a year and sex is withheld at source, every count is rounded to the nearest 5 at source, and nametree keeps the spellings that reached 20 in some year. Shares divide by INSEE’s count of births in France from 1957, and before that by the file’s own total for the year; INSEE says the file is not complete before 1946. This registry counts each spelling separately; the figures above are for the exact spelling Evan, and accented spellings are separate names. Source: Insee, fichier des prénoms (last updated 2026-07-16)

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Canada

1 in 1,000

In Canada, 347 boys named Evan were born in 2024, the 81st most common name among boys that year.

1991peak 20052024

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)

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South Australia

1 in 1,700 · 2017

In South Australia, 11 boys were registered as Evan in 2017.

1944peak 2010

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Scotland

1 in 1,900

In Scotland, 24 boys named Evan were registered in 2024, the 181st most common name among boys that year.

1974peak 20092024

share of that year’s name registrations

Births registered in Scotland; different spellings count separately but accents are merged at source, and any spelling under 3 in total is suppressed. Source: National Records of Scotland, babies' first names

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England and Wales

1 in 2,200

In England and Wales, 261 boys named Evan were born in 2025, the 195th most common name among boys that year.

1996peak 20092025

share of that year’s name registrations

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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New Zealand

1 in 2,500

In New Zealand, 23 boys named Evan were registered in 2025.

1900peak 19512025

share of that year’s name registrations

First given names from New Zealand birth registrations, grouped by registration year; any name under 10 in a year is excluded at source. Shares divide by Stats NZ’s count of births registered to mothers living in New Zealand, under 1% below the registry’s own count. Source: Department of Internal Affairs (New Zealand), baby name popularity over time

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Norway

1 in 3,100 · register 2026

In Norway, 9 boys were given the name Evan in 2025.
The count never rose above 9 in a year, too few to chart.

People who have or have had a Norwegian ID number, emigrants left out, from Statistics Norway’s name statistics (release of January 2026): by year of birth for 1945–2020 (everyone born that year who was ever registered in Norway, including people who registered later and people who have since died) and by year of naming from 2021; only first names carried by 200 or more living people are listed, counts under 4 are withheld, and SSB merges spellings that differ only by letters outside the Norwegian alphabet. The shares are SSB’s own, of the people of that sex and year in that count; the 2025 figure counts the children named that year, and no year is a count of births. Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), table 10467 (updated 2026-01-28)

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Chile

1 in 3,300

In Chile, 54 boys were registered as Evan in 2021, every accent spelling counted together.

1920peak 2020

share of that year’s name registrations

First-name registrations with Chile’s civil registry by year of registration, 1920–2021, counted as spelling groups (Sofía, Sofia and Sofìa are one name, shown with its most-registered spelling); the registry withholds nothing, nametree keeps the groups that reached 5 registrations in some year, and shares divide by every registration of the year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil e Identificación (Chile) via the guaguas package, first-name registrations 1920-2021

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Montevideo City

1 in 4,900 · 2011

In Montevideo, 5 boys named Evan were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Argentina

1 in 5,300

In Argentina, 125 newborns were given the name Evan in 2024.

2012peak 2024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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Poland

1 in 27,000

In Poland, 9 boys named Evan were born in 2025, the 357th most common name among boys that year.
The count never rose above 9 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Spain

1 in 36,000

In Spain, 1,250 residents are named Evan, ranked 1,166th among men, with a mean age of 8.5 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Austria

1 in 38,000

In Austria, 2 boys named Evan were born in 2025, ranked 1,241st among boys that year, spellings that differ only by special characters counted together.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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Brazil

1 in 170,000

At the 2022 census, 1,182 people in Brazil were named Evan, ranked 7,390th, with a median age of 36.
Among people named Evan living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1970s than in any other decade.

1940speak 1970s2010s

people alive at the 2022 census, by decade of birth

The census also counted 115 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart. People alive and resident in Brazil at the 2022 census, a living-population count, not births; names under 20 are withheld at source. Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

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New South Wales

outside the top 100

Evan is not in the 2025 top 100 for New South Wales.

peak 19842025

share of that year’s top-100 registrations

New South Wales (not all of Australia) publishes only each year’s 100 most popular names per sex, so a missing year means below that top 100, not rare. Source: NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages, popular baby names

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When you meet Evan

Most people given the name Evan in the United States are teenagers or young adults today.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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