Evan

Meaning and origin of Evan

Popularity of Evan in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2008.
• Over recent years, Evan has been falling (−7.2% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Evan every 3.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Evan in English-speaking countries

Evan ranks 63^rd in Ireland, 65^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 74^th in Ontario (Canada), against 88^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  63^rd boys’ name270 babies in 3 years1 boy in 266−5.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  65^th boys’ name156 babies in 3 years1 boy in 285−7.8% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  74^th boys’ name461 babies in 3 years1 boy in 369−8.6% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  149^th boys’ name92 babies in 3 years1 boy in 651−6.9% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  145^th boys’ name7,544 babies in 3 years1 boy in 682−7.8% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  176^th boys’ name37 babies in 3 years1 boy in 688

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  209^th boys’ name68 babies in 3 years1 boy in 724−1.4% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  179^th boys’ name850 babies in 3 years1 boy in 972−4.7% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Evan and Évan are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Évan175
• Evann190
• Ewan (in French)160
• Ewann (in French)25
• Évann10
• Evhan5
• Evhann5
• Éwan (in French)5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Evan

• Mahé
• Joël
• Ezra
• Ewen
• Joseph
• Owen
• Maé
• Abel
• Noam
• Adem
• Ethan
• Simon

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin
• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 87^thTop 100 French boy names