US rank #5524 Boys' name Peak 2004 1,169 births

Nevan — #5524 US boys' name

1,169 babies named Nevan in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s1282000s5862010s3522020s98
#5524
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 61% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Nevan was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

75 babies were named Nevan in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Nevan

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,169 babies named Nevan between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Nevan currently holds the #5524 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 75 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Nevan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 586 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Nevan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 97 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Nevan in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Nevan 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 1,169 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.

Nevan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,169

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2004

75 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,524

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Nevan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2004)
75
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
020406080 20242019201420092004199919941986 5

Nevan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 2008 (Nevan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 2008 5

Nevan by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
586 births that decade — 50% of Nevan's all-time total
1980s51990s1282000s5862010s3522020s98

Nevan by state

Where Nevan concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Nevan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
97 8.3%
#2 Texas
60 5.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
36 3.1%
#4 Ohio
22 1.9%
#5 New York
20 1.7%
#6 Florida
11 0.9%
#7 Illinois
10 0.9%
#8 North Carolina
6 0.5%
California share of Nevan's total US births 8.3%
Even split

97 of 1,169 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Nevan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Nevan?
1,169 babies have been named Nevan since 1986. It currently ranks #5524 among boys. The peak year was 2004 with 75 births.
When was Nevan most popular?
Nevan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 586 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Nevan most popular?
The top states for the name Nevan are California (97 births), Texas (60 births), Pennsylvania (36 births).
How long has the name Nevan been used?
Nevan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Nevan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Nevin, Neville, Nevada, Neven, 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, 1986–2024 (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.