Evan has been given to about 292,426 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2007, which makes it a millennial-parent name.
Evan ranks 153rd among American boys in 2025, with 2,462 born that year. Its best year was 2007, when 10,410 babies were given the name, ranking 40th. The typical living American called Evan is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.