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Evan
Pronounced /ˈɛ.vən/
Rank in 2024
#143
Born in 2024
2,526
Peak year
2007 · #40
Origin
Welsh Ifan
Also recorded for girls:61 in 2024 (#2,781)
1880 to 2024
CoolingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 2,526 boys were named Evan, about 1 in every 679.
- It peaked in 2007 with 10,295 babies, ranked #40.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 285,259 boys 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.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.2Boomers1946–64
- 0.4Gen X1965–80
- 2.3Millennials1981–96
- 4.4Gen Z1997–12
- 2.4Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 2,587 babies, 0.15 per 1,000. Silent: 2,253 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Boomers: 6,199 babies, 0.17 per 1,000. Gen X: 12,087 babies, 0.44 per 1,000. Millennials: 71,323 babies, 2.34 per 1,000. Gen Z: 137,379 babies, 4.38 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 53,028 babies, 2.44 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.