US rank #143 Boys' name Peak 2007 285,259 births

Evan — #143 US boys' name

285,259 babies named Evan in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1921890s1871900s2181910s11301920s15111930s11751940s15451950s29911960s50851970s78711980s324861990s593972000s921412010s647522020s14578
#143
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Evan was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

10,295 babies were named Evan in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evan

The Social Security Administration has registered 285,259 babies named Evan between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Evan currently holds the #143 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 10,295 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 92,141 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Evan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 34,135 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Evan in 51 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 285,259 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Evan at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

285,259

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2007

10,295 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#143

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Evan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2007)
10,295
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Evan popularity over time — girls

4,675 total births recorded since 1915 (Evan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 4,675 births
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Evan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
92,141 births that decade — 32% of Evan's all-time total
1880s1921890s1871900s2181910s11301920s15111930s11751940s15451950s29911960s50851970s78711980s324861990s593972000s921412010s647522020s14578

Evan by state

Where Evan concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Evan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
34,135 12.0%
#2 New York
20,316 7.1%
#3 Texas
17,957 6.3%
#4 Pennsylvania
14,641 5.1%
#5 Ohio
13,710 4.8%
#6 Illinois
12,145 4.3%
#7 Florida
11,685 4.1%
#8 Michigan
11,304 4.0%
California share of Evan's total US births 12.0%
Even split

34,135 of 285,259 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.

Evan appears in 51 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evan?
285,259 babies have been named Evan since 1880. It currently ranks #143 among boys. The peak year was 2007 with 10,295 births.
When was Evan most popular?
Evan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 92,141 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Evan most popular?
The top states for the name Evan are California (34,135 births), New York (20,316 births), Texas (17,957 births).
How long has the name Evan been used?
Evan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Evan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evans, Evander, Evaristo, Evangelos, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.