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Evan
Pronounced /ˈɛ.vən/
Rank in 2024
#2,781
Born in 2024
61
Peak year
1991 · #1221
Origin
Welsh Ifan
Also recorded for boys:2,526 in 2024 (#143)
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 61 girls were named Evan, about 1 in every 26,446.
- It peaked in 1991 with 141 babies, ranked #1221.
- It first shows up in the records in 1915.
- 4,675 girls have been named Evan since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Evan per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 67 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Silent: 53 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Boomers: 192 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 234 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,513 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 1,614 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,002 babies, 0.05 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, and Shawn. ==== Proper noun ==== Evan A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John. A female given name. A surname, variant of Evans. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations =====
- A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.
- A female given name.
- Origin
- Welsh Ifan
- Say it
- /ˈɛ.vən/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Evan, CC BY-SA 4.0.