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Evans

/ˈɛvənz/ · 98% boys · 85 born in 2025

Evans has been given to about 5,488 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɛvənz/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 3,364
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Evans per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 91
  • Born in 202585
  • All time5,488

How popular is Evans?

Its best year was 2024, when 91 babies were given the name, ranking 1865th. The typical living American called Evans is about 41 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Carolina, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Evans

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Evan0.75
  2. Hans0.62
  3. Ean0.60
  4. Elan0.60
  5. Evander0.53
  6. Evon0.53
  7. Ethan0.45
  8. Earl0.45

Middle names for Evans

Ranked by flow score
  1. Evans John0.77
  2. Evans Lee0.77
  3. Evans Dean0.76
  4. Evans Bryce0.76
  5. Evans Ross0.76
  6. Evans Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Evans

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Forestbrother · 0.91
  2. Theodorasister · 0.90
  3. Winonasister · 0.90
  4. Merritteither · 0.90
  5. Ambrosebrother · 0.89
  6. Augustineeither · 0.89

Where Evans is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Carolina0.01%
  2. Florida0.00%
  3. New York0.00%
  4. Texas0.00%
  5. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Evans Anderson0.74
  2. Evans White0.72
  3. Evans Reyes0.72
  4. Evans Nguyen0.72
  5. Evans Moore0.72
  6. Evans Lee0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Evans

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Evans across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.