Is Evans a boy or girl name?
Evans is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 5 girls and 85 boys were named Evans, so 5.6% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 1.9% of the 5,402 US babies named Evans were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,879
- Girl rank, 2024
- #15,989
- Babies named Evans since 1880
- 5,402
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 90 babies
Boys and girls named Evans, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 126 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 127 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 533 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 648 | 6 | 0.9% |
| 1930s | 457 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 476 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 446 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 358 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 289 | 5 | 1.7% |
| 1980s | 366 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 324 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 330 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 420 | 46 | 9.9% |
| 2020s | 315 | 46 | 12.7% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 85 | #1,879 | 5 | #15,989 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2,198 | 16 | #7,024 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2,101 | 9 | #10,630 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2,702 | 8 | #11,435 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2,669 | 8 | #11,416 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2,908 | 8 | #11,697 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3,010 | 6 | #14,364 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2,648 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 55 | #2,373 | 7 | #13,342 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,042 | 6 | #15,097 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,947 | 6 | #15,188 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2,472 | 7 | #13,622 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3,069 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,128 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 37 | #3,096 | 6 | #15,584 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,661 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 39 | #3,020 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 40 | #2,943 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 35 | #3,102 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 28 | #3,473 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 37 | #2,801 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 33 | #2,949 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 22 | #3,830 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 35 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 32 | #2,827 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 38 | #2,367 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 31 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 27 | #2,849 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,144 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 32 | #2,416 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,465 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 30 | #2,469 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 31 | #2,377 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 39 | #1,961 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 42 | #1,851 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 37 | #1,962 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 39 | #1,776 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 36 | #1,808 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 42 | #1,570 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 41 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 28 | #1,949 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 36 | #1,638 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 42 | #1,497 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 37 | #1,613 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 28 | #1,978 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 28 | #1,918 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 33 | #1,666 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 28 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,624 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,480 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 25 | #1,848 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 17 | #2,344 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 38 | #1,370 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 38 | #1,386 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 32 | #1,505 | 5 | #8,371 |
| 1969 | 35 | #1,364 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 34 | #1,324 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 32 | #1,349 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 35 | #1,291 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 35 | #1,301 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 39 | #1,244 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 28 | #1,493 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 35 | #1,320 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 43 | #1,210 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 42 | #1,215 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 30 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 36 | #1,284 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 43 | #1,190 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 61 | #960 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 38 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 46 | #1,106 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 60 | #928 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 33 | #1,302 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 42 | #1,115 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 57 | #908 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 61 | #879 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 49 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 56 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 57 | #870 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,091 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 52 | #881 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 45 | #1,000 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 42 | #1,041 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 38 | #1,057 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 40 | #1,022 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 34 | #1,107 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,031 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 43 | #961 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 49 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 46 | #932 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 38 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 45 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 47 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 52 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 64 | #812 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 54 | #917 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 58 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 60 | #875 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 70 | #778 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 45 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 61 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 77 | #746 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 68 | #823 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 77 | #762 | 6 | #4,673 |
| 1920 | 78 | #740 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 67 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 73 | #755 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 75 | #700 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 81 | #653 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 71 | #695 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 54 | #705 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 33 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 34 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 21 | #697 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 24 | #587 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 15 | #730 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 13 | #758 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,027 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 14 | #654 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 13 | #677 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 12 | #701 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 15 | #583 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 15 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 10 | #698 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 12 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 11 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 18 | #491 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 8 | #809 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 20 | #446 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 13 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 9 | #754 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 11 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 15 | #529 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 7 | #798 | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 14 | #517 | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 16 | #471 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 14 | #536 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 6 | #855 | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 14 | #498 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 5 | #985 | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 12 | #555 | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 7 | #733 | 0 | – |
| 1880 | 10 | #615 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Evans reached #446 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #4,673 in 1921. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Evans
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.