Name profile

Evan

Anglicized form of Ifan, a Welsh form of John.

PronunciationEnglish /ˈɛv.ən/
Usage languagesDutch, English, Welsh
US rank (2025)#153

Meaning and history

Anglicized form of Ifan, the Welsh form of John.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 10,129 births, rank #42
2007: 10,295 births, rank #40
2008: 9,926 births, rank #38
2009: 10,280 births, rank #35
2010: 9,732 births, rank #36
20112011: 8,661 births, rank #40
2012: 7,912 births, rank #47
2013: 7,120 births, rank #55
2014: 6,725 births, rank #58
2015: 5,916 births, rank #67
20162016: 5,613 births, rank #69
2017: 4,727 births, rank #85
2018: 4,392 births, rank #85
2019: 3,964 births, rank #96
2020: 3,418 births, rank #105
20212021: 3,207 births, rank #116
2022: 2,845 births, rank #133
2023: 2,597 births, rank #137
2024: 2,535 births, rank #143
20252025: 2,412 births, rank #153

Evan moved from #143 to #153 for boys between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2007, with 10,295 births.