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01 / Meaning & origin
Evans is a masculine given name documented in Spanish, Cebuano, Danish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Welsh via English.
Separate records with matching spellings: Evan'S (st-2b338ddb72), Évans (st-8a52701b02)
From English Evans, from Welsh. As a given name, from a confusion of Evan.
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2025: 71 boys (rank 2077).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Evans
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 10 | 600 | observed |
| 1881 | 7 | 706 | observed |
| 1882 | 12 | 540 | observed |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | 5 | 936 | observed |
| 1886 | 14 | 491 | observed |
| 1887 | 6 | 819 | observed |
| 1888 | 14 | 528 | observed |
| 1889 | 16 | 464 | observed |
| 1890 | 14 | 511 | observed |
| 1891 | 7 | 766 | observed |
| 1892 | 15 | 525 | observed |
| 1893 | 11 | 615 | observed |
| 1894 | 9 | 730 | observed |
| 1895 | 13 | 579 | observed |
| 1896 | 20 | 438 | observed |
| 1897 | 8 | 787 | observed |
| 1898 | 18 | 485 | observed |
| 1899 | 11 | 613 | observed |
| 1900 | 12 | 743 | observed |
| 1901 | 10 | 683 | observed |
| 1902 | 15 | 556 | observed |
| 1903 | 15 | 576 | observed |
| 1904 | 12 | 686 | observed |
| 1905 | 13 | 666 | observed |
| 1906 | 14 | 640 | observed |
| 1907 | 8 | 999 | observed |
| 1908 | 13 | 744 | observed |
| 1909 | 15 | 714 | observed |
| 1910 | 24 | 582 | observed |
| 1911 | 21 | 689 | observed |
| 1912 | 34 | 735 | observed |
| 1913 | 33 | 835 | observed |
| 1914 | 54 | 697 | observed |
| 1915 | 71 | 690 | observed |
| 1916 | 81 | 650 | observed |
| 1917 | 75 | 699 | observed |
| 1918 | 73 | 753 | observed |
| 1919 | 67 | 790 | observed |
| 1920 | 78 | 739 | observed |
| 1921 | 77 | 760 | observed |
| 1922 | 68 | 818 | observed |
| 1923 | 77 | 745 | observed |
| 1924 | 61 | 886 | observed |
| 1925 | 45 | 1,022 | observed |
| 1926 | 70 | 776 | observed |
| 1927 | 60 | 872 | observed |
| 1928 | 58 | 872 | observed |
| 1929 | 54 | 914 | observed |
| 1930 | 64 | 810 | observed |
| 1931 | 52 | 887 | observed |
| 1932 | 47 | 952 | observed |
| 1933 | 45 | 937 | observed |
| 1934 | 38 | 1,059 | observed |
| 1935 | 46 | 930 | observed |
| 1936 | 49 | 873 | observed |
| 1937 | 43 | 957 | observed |
| 1938 | 39 | 1,030 | observed |
| 1939 | 34 | 1,103 | observed |
| 1940 | 40 | 1,019 | observed |
| 1941 | 38 | 1,051 | observed |
| 1942 | 42 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1943 | 45 | 998 | observed |
| 1944 | 52 | 878 | observed |
| 1945 | 36 | 1,078 | observed |
| 1946 | 57 | 869 | observed |
| 1947 | 56 | 938 | observed |
| 1948 | 49 | 1,001 | observed |
| 1949 | 61 | 878 | observed |
| 1950 | 57 | 904 | observed |
| 1951 | 42 | 1,110 | observed |
| 1952 | 33 | 1,297 | observed |
| 1953 | 60 | 926 | observed |
| 1954 | 46 | 1,101 | observed |
| 1955 | 38 | 1,219 | observed |
| 1956 | 61 | 954 | observed |
| 1957 | 43 | 1,185 | observed |
| 1958 | 36 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1959 | 30 | 1,439 | observed |
| 1960 | 42 | 1,210 | observed |
| 1961 | 43 | 1,206 | observed |
| 1962 | 35 | 1,311 | observed |
| 1963 | 28 | 1,485 | observed |
| 1964 | 39 | 1,236 | observed |
| 1965 | 35 | 1,294 | observed |
| 1966 | 35 | 1,282 | observed |
| 1967 | 32 | 1,340 | observed |
| 1968 | 34 | 1,314 | observed |
| 1969 | 35 | 1,351 | observed |
| 1970 | 32 | 1,494 | observed |
| 1971 | 38 | 1,378 | observed |
| 1972 | 38 | 1,364 | observed |
| 1973 | 17 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1974 | 25 | 1,832 | observed |
| 1975 | 17 | 2,450 | observed |
| 1976 | 33 | 1,608 | observed |
| 1977 | 28 | 1,823 | observed |
| 1978 | 33 | 1,652 | observed |
| 1979 | 28 | 1,903 | observed |
| 1980 | 28 | 1,965 | observed |
| 1981 | 37 | 1,602 | observed |
| 1982 | 42 | 1,487 | observed |
| 1983 | 36 | 1,631 | observed |
| 1984 | 28 | 1,933 | observed |
| 1985 | 41 | 1,569 | observed |
| 1986 | 42 | 1,565 | observed |
| 1987 | 36 | 1,793 | observed |
| 1988 | 39 | 1,768 | observed |
| 1989 | 37 | 1,953 | observed |
| 1990 | 42 | 1,840 | observed |
| 1991 | 39 | 1,952 | observed |
| 1992 | 31 | 2,362 | observed |
| 1993 | 30 | 2,455 | observed |
| 1994 | 31 | 2,444 | observed |
| 1995 | 32 | 2,400 | observed |
| 1996 | 23 | 3,107 | observed |
| 1997 | 27 | 2,823 | observed |
| 1998 | 31 | 2,651 | observed |
| 1999 | 38 | 2,347 | observed |
| 2000 | 32 | 2,805 | observed |
| 2001 | 35 | 2,681 | observed |
| 2002 | 22 | 3,794 | observed |
| 2003 | 33 | 2,922 | observed |
| 2004 | 37 | 2,788 | observed |
| 2005 | 28 | 3,447 | observed |
| 2006 | 35 | 3,083 | observed |
| 2007 | 40 | 2,920 | observed |
| 2008 | 39 | 3,005 | observed |
| 2009 | 29 | 3,639 | observed |
| 2010 | 37 | 3,072 | observed |
| 2011 | 36 | 3,114 | observed |
| 2012 | 37 | 3,059 | observed |
| 2013 | 50 | 2,461 | observed |
| 2014 | 39 | 2,929 | observed |
| 2015 | 38 | 3,022 | observed |
| 2016 | 55 | 2,365 | observed |
| 2017 | 47 | 2,637 | observed |
| 2018 | 39 | 2,994 | observed |
| 2019 | 42 | 2,897 | observed |
| 2020 | 47 | 2,658 | observed |
| 2021 | 47 | 2,695 | observed |
| 2022 | 71 | 2,094 | observed |
| 2023 | 65 | 2,188 | observed |
| 2024 | 86 | 1,862 | observed |
| 2025 | 71 | 2,077 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Evans” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario first baby names, 1913–2023 (verified redistribution)
Government of Ontario; redistributed by helloharun · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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