Boys' name · since 1888
Evander
Evander has 4,200 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,200
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Evander is the #698 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 4,200 recorded since 1888.
Evander has 4,200 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #698 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #2,011 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #698 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 4,200 born since 1888
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evander ranks #2,011 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #698 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,200 born since 1888, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #698 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,200
- born since 1888
- 2020s
- peak decade
Evander's 4,200 recorded births place it above 95.57% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
34 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Evander compares
4,200 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Evander's all-time total is 11x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evander | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,200 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 389 | 34 | 22,252 |
Evander's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Evander's SSA record in two at 1969 and the more recent half accounts for 91% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 9%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 389, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Evander popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 389
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Evander by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,870 births, 45% of the file).
2020s was Evander's strongest decade.
1,870 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Evander births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 12
1890s
12 births
- 1910s 66
1910s
66 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 54
1930s
54 births
- 1940s 54
1940s
54 births
- 1950s 72
1950s
72 births
- 1960s 44
1960s
44 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 95
1980s
95 births
- 1990s 400
1990s
400 births
- 2000s 309
2000s
309 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,108 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,870 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,870 births (45% of all-time use).
How Evander 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 Evander's total volume
Evander by state
Where Evander concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 368 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 222 | 5.3% |
| #3 | New York | | 154 | 3.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 137 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 122 | 2.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 109 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 87 | 2.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 87 | 2.1% |
368 of 4,200 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 34 reporting states.
Evander appears in 34 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Evanders (368 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Evander: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Evander 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.