Boys' name · since 1986
Nevan
1,184 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.
- #4,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,184
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
1,184 babies have been named Nevan since 1986, making it today's #6264 boys' name.
Nevan has 1,184 recorded births among boys since 1986, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6264 as of the latest data, more common than 55% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2025.
- #4,626 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,264 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,184 born since 1986
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Nevan ranks #4,626 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,264 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,184 born since 1986, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,626 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,264 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,184
- born since 1986
- 2000s
- peak decade
Nevan's 1,184 recorded births place it above 89.82% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Nevan compares
1,184 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Nevan's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Nevan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,184 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 75 | 34 | 22,252 |
Nevan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Nevan splits its recorded history at 2007: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1986 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 75 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Nevan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 75
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Nevan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 2008 (Nevan as girls' name)
Nevan by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (586 births, 49% of the file).
2000s was Nevan's strongest decade.
586 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Nevan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 128
1990s
128 births
- 2000s
2000s
586 births
- 2010s
2010s
352 births
- 2020s 113
2020s
113 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 586 births (49% of all-time use).
How Nevan 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 Nevan's total volume
Nevan by state
Where Nevan concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 97 | 8.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 60 | 5.1% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 36 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22 | 1.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 20 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Florida | | 11 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 10 | 0.8% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 6 | 0.5% |
97 of 1,184 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Nevan appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Nevan's data
- Nevan's decade-level peak was the 2000s (586 total births); usage has since declined to 113 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Nevans (97 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 Nevan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Nevan 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.