Evans
Evans was the 2082nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 446th; the most babies were born in 2024 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved up 960 places. More babies were named Evans in the 1920s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,082 boys, up 587 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 71boys
- Girls and boys
- 13% girls, 87% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202486 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,488babies recorded
Evans popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,607 | #2,082 | 14 | 71 |
| 2020 | #11,423 | #2,669 | 8 | 47 |
| 2010 | #15,585 | #3,096 | 6 | 37 |
| 2000 | — | #2,827 | — | 32 |
| 1990 | — | #1,850 | — | 42 |
| 1980 | — | #1,978 | — | 28 |
| 1970 | #8,370 | #1,504 | 5 | 32 |
| 1960 | — | #1,215 | — | 42 |
| 1950 | — | #908 | — | 57 |
| 1940 | — | #1,022 | — | 40 |
| 1930 | — | #812 | — | 64 |
| 1920 | — | #740 | — | 78 |
| 1910 | — | #587 | — | 24 |
| 1900 | — | #757 | — | 12 |
| 1890 | — | #517 | — | 14 |
| 1880 | — | #615 | — | 10 |
How popular is Evans, counting every spelling?
Evans has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Evans?
71 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Evans (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Evans born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 118 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Evans.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Evans?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Evans are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 14 and 61. That makes Evans mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Evans by state
How common Evans was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.4×). In 42 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Evans: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Evans, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Evans
How popular is the name Evans?
Evans was the 2082nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 71 babies. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 446th; the most babies were born in 2024 (86). Over the last ten years it has moved up 960 places. More babies were named Evans in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Evans a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 13% girls, 87% boys given the name Evans in the US.
Where is Evans most popular?
In 2021–2025, Evans was most common in Florida (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.