Recorded 2004–2006 Boys' name Peak 2004 10 births

Evanston — boys' name

10 babies named Evanston in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s10
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Evanston was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

5 babies were named Evanston in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evanston

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Evanston between 2004 and 2006, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Evanston currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evanston performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 10 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evanston 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 10 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.

Evanston at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

10

Since 2004

3 years of records

Peak year

2004

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

2004

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2006

Evanston popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2004

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2004)
5
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
5 20062004 5

Evanston by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
10 births that decade — 100% of Evanston's all-time total
2000s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evanston?
10 babies have been named Evanston since 2004. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2004 with 5 births.
When was Evanston most popular?
Evanston was most popular in the 2000s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Evanston been used?
Evanston has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 3 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Evanston?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evan, Evans, Evander, Evaristo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2004–2006 (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.