Evan
Pronounced EH1 V AE1 N (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 2007
- 145 years in use
- 5 spellings
How popular is Evan?
Evan is a boys' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 301,484 children — the 134th most common boys' name on record.
It is falling away, down 57% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2007, when 10,510 children were given it.
Five other spellings are counted in that total — Evin, Evon, Evyn and two more — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Evan and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Evin
- Evon
- Evyn
- Evann
- Ehvan
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 V AE1 N · EH1 V AH0 N · EH1 V IH0 N
- Stress pattern:
- 11 · 10 · 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Evan
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Evan
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Evan?
- Evan ranks 134th among boys' names in US records, with 301,484 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 40,302.
- Is Evan a unisex name?
- No. Evan is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Evan most popular?
- 2007, when 10,510 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Evan spelled?
- Evin, Evon, Evyn, Evann, Ehvan. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.