Unisex name · since 1923
Bevan
567 babies named Bevan in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1978. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 567
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bevan sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 567 recorded since 1923.
Social Security Administration records show Bevan recorded 567 times among boys since 1923, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2024.
- #7,325 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 567 born since 1923
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bevan ranks #7,325 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 567 born since 1923, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,325 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 567
- born since 1923
- 1970s
- peak decade
Bevan's 567 recorded births place it above 83.88% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Utah.
Bevan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bevan's full recorded timeline at 1983, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1978 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bevan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2024
- Peak year (1978)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Bevan popularity over time - girls
66 total births recorded since 1980 (Bevan as girls' name)
Bevan by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (116 births, 20% of the file).
1970s was Bevan's strongest decade.
116 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Bevan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 30
1930s
30 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s
1950s
48 births
- 1960s 40
1960s
40 births
- 1970s
1970s
116 births
- 1980s
1980s
98 births
- 1990s
1990s
82 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 14
2020s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 116 births (20% of all-time use).
How Bevan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Bevan's total volume
Bevan by state
Where Bevan concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Utah | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 567 births nationwide.
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What to do with Bevan's data
- Bevan's decade-level peak was the 1970s (116 total births); usage has since declined to 14 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Utah records the most Bevans (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Utah names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bevan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~101 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bevan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.