Is Evan a boy or girl name?
Evan is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 2,526 boys were named Evan, so 2.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.6% of the 289,934 US babies named Evan were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #143
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,775
- Babies named Evan since 1880
- 289,934
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 10,410 babies
Boys and girls named Evan, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 192 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 187 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 218 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 1,130 | 23 | 2% |
| 1920s | 1,511 | 56 | 3.6% |
| 1930s | 1,175 | 18 | 1.5% |
| 1940s | 1,545 | 34 | 2.2% |
| 1950s | 2,991 | 118 | 3.8% |
| 1960s | 5,085 | 115 | 2.2% |
| 1970s | 7,871 | 150 | 1.9% |
| 1980s | 32,486 | 783 | 2.4% |
| 1990s | 59,397 | 1,008 | 1.7% |
| 2000s | 92,141 | 1,056 | 1.1% |
| 2010s | 64,752 | 928 | 1.4% |
| 2020s | 14,578 | 386 | 2.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2,526 | #143 | 61 | #2,775 |
| 2023 | 2,593 | #137 | 65 | #2,679 |
| 2022 | 2,842 | #133 | 82 | #2,279 |
| 2021 | 3,204 | #116 | 91 | #2,090 |
| 2020 | 3,413 | #105 | 87 | #2,107 |
| 2019 | 3,964 | #96 | 74 | #2,408 |
| 2018 | 4,389 | #85 | 90 | #2,117 |
| 2017 | 4,726 | #85 | 87 | #2,190 |
| 2016 | 5,612 | #69 | 88 | #2,194 |
| 2015 | 5,916 | #67 | 98 | #2,018 |
| 2014 | 6,724 | #58 | 76 | #2,398 |
| 2013 | 7,119 | #55 | 103 | #1,931 |
| 2012 | 7,909 | #47 | 124 | #1,692 |
| 2011 | 8,661 | #40 | 100 | #1,975 |
| 2010 | 9,732 | #36 | 88 | #2,205 |
| 2009 | 10,280 | #35 | 106 | #1,961 |
| 2008 | 9,926 | #38 | 131 | #1,705 |
| 2007 | 10,295 | #40 | 115 | #1,841 |
| 2006 | 10,129 | #42 | 98 | #2,021 |
| 2005 | 10,109 | #39 | 109 | #1,794 |
| 2004 | 9,983 | #39 | 134 | #1,502 |
| 2003 | 9,443 | #44 | 90 | #2,004 |
| 2002 | 7,384 | #56 | 102 | #1,773 |
| 2001 | 7,259 | #56 | 86 | #1,983 |
| 2000 | 7,333 | #55 | 85 | #1,974 |
| 1999 | 6,850 | #57 | 77 | #2,024 |
| 1998 | 6,084 | #63 | 86 | #1,804 |
| 1997 | 6,002 | #61 | 83 | #1,806 |
| 1996 | 5,578 | #65 | 91 | #1,674 |
| 1995 | 6,090 | #60 | 89 | #1,656 |
| 1994 | 5,895 | #62 | 99 | #1,560 |
| 1993 | 6,089 | #62 | 103 | #1,523 |
| 1992 | 6,051 | #66 | 127 | #1,326 |
| 1991 | 5,449 | #70 | 141 | #1,221 |
| 1990 | 5,309 | #71 | 112 | #1,413 |
| 1989 | 4,926 | #69 | 114 | #1,350 |
| 1988 | 4,336 | #74 | 81 | #1,607 |
| 1987 | 3,869 | #83 | 83 | #1,538 |
| 1986 | 3,888 | #81 | 92 | #1,396 |
| 1985 | 3,219 | #91 | 103 | #1,300 |
| 1984 | 2,937 | #98 | 83 | #1,402 |
| 1983 | 3,046 | #93 | 76 | #1,499 |
| 1982 | 2,669 | #108 | 61 | #1,790 |
| 1981 | 1,972 | #139 | 58 | #1,872 |
| 1980 | 1,624 | #159 | 32 | #2,817 |
| 1979 | 1,402 | #169 | 27 | #3,096 |
| 1978 | 1,157 | #198 | 26 | #3,031 |
| 1977 | 1,006 | #220 | 24 | #3,205 |
| 1976 | 777 | #254 | 14 | #4,423 |
| 1975 | 620 | #303 | 13 | #4,669 |
| 1974 | 631 | #293 | 8 | #6,419 |
| 1973 | 573 | #306 | 7 | #6,878 |
| 1972 | 560 | #322 | 8 | #6,121 |
| 1971 | 550 | #333 | 16 | #3,834 |
| 1970 | 595 | #323 | 7 | #6,548 |
| 1969 | 544 | #333 | 15 | #3,666 |
| 1968 | 451 | #365 | 5 | #7,347 |
| 1967 | 492 | #338 | 7 | #5,637 |
| 1966 | 547 | #319 | 9 | #4,606 |
| 1965 | 558 | #321 | 16 | #3,182 |
| 1964 | 605 | #316 | 13 | #3,754 |
| 1963 | 455 | #373 | 8 | #5,008 |
| 1962 | 495 | #355 | 14 | #3,480 |
| 1961 | 487 | #361 | 13 | #3,661 |
| 1960 | 451 | #371 | 15 | #3,258 |
| 1959 | 397 | #400 | 13 | #3,494 |
| 1958 | 328 | #433 | 9 | #4,280 |
| 1957 | 301 | #441 | 13 | #3,368 |
| 1956 | 357 | #402 | 16 | #2,961 |
| 1955 | 323 | #407 | 10 | #3,867 |
| 1954 | 287 | #424 | 16 | #2,811 |
| 1953 | 275 | #421 | 11 | #3,541 |
| 1952 | 289 | #406 | 9 | #3,908 |
| 1951 | 226 | #448 | 10 | #3,559 |
| 1950 | 208 | #459 | 11 | #3,289 |
| 1949 | 174 | #506 | 6 | #4,859 |
| 1948 | 165 | #512 | 5 | #5,501 |
| 1947 | 210 | #464 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 166 | #502 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 138 | #510 | 8 | #3,476 |
| 1944 | 136 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 148 | #509 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 154 | #497 | 7 | #3,861 |
| 1941 | 128 | #526 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 126 | #518 | 8 | #3,307 |
| 1939 | 126 | #504 | 5 | #4,458 |
| 1938 | 128 | #512 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 120 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 97 | #588 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 106 | #560 | 6 | #3,912 |
| 1934 | 136 | #492 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 108 | #550 | 7 | #3,532 |
| 1932 | 116 | #545 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 112 | #556 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 126 | #532 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 118 | #539 | 7 | #3,805 |
| 1928 | 130 | #529 | 5 | #4,965 |
| 1927 | 164 | #473 | 5 | #5,052 |
| 1926 | 127 | #539 | 8 | #3,684 |
| 1925 | 157 | #483 | 8 | #3,799 |
| 1924 | 170 | #475 | 7 | #4,145 |
| 1923 | 147 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 182 | #458 | 9 | #3,473 |
| 1921 | 157 | #494 | 7 | #4,164 |
| 1920 | 159 | #482 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 132 | #516 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 178 | #446 | 7 | #4,013 |
| 1917 | 161 | #446 | 6 | #4,267 |
| 1916 | 182 | #413 | 5 | #4,663 |
| 1915 | 149 | #448 | 5 | #4,513 |
| 1914 | 99 | #490 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 92 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 77 | #448 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 29 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 31 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 25 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 25 | #503 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 20 | #547 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 26 | #431 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 20 | #510 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 12 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 22 | #439 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 20 | #477 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 24 | #383 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 24 | #472 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 17 | #462 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 24 | #407 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 17 | #484 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 14 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 25 | #372 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 17 | #454 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 20 | #428 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 18 | #419 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 22 | #379 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 17 | #449 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 22 | #399 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 21 | #358 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 11 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 23 | #367 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 22 | #378 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 18 | #418 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #554 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 24 | #336 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 22 | #364 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Evan reached #35 in 2009. As a girl name, it reached #1,221 in 1991. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Evan
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.