Nevan
Nevan was the 6340th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1712th with 75 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,137 places. More babies were named Nevan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,340 boys, down 1,357 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 14boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200475 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,189babies recorded
Nevan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 5 since 2008.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,340 | 14 |
| 2020 | #4,983 | 19 |
| 2010 | #2,540 | 49 |
| 2000 | #2,846 | 32 |
| 1990 | #6,942 | 7 |
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How popular is Nevan, counting every spelling?
Nevan is a spelling of Nevin, a name family that had 55 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 55 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nevin | 27 | #4,013 | 192 |
| Nevan | 14 | #6,340 | 94 |
| Neven | 8 | #9,455 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Nevan?
14 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Nevan (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Nevan 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 596 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Nevan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Nevan?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Nevan are alive today, with a median age of 18; half are between 13 and 23. That makes Nevan mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Nevan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Nevan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Nevan
How popular is the name Nevan?
Nevan was the 6340th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 14 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 1712th with 75 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,137 places. More babies were named Nevan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Nevan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Nevan in the US.