Fun Facts About the Name Evans
- More than 5 thousand babies named Evans: U.S. records list 5,487 babies given the name Evans from 1880 through 2025. Even 117 girls received the name Evans - about 1 girl for every 46 boys.
What Does the Name Evans Mean?
Evans is a Welsh patronymic name meaning "son of Evan." It is formed from the Welsh personal name Evan (Welsh Ifan or Ieuan), the Welsh equivalent of John, and the English patronymic suffix -s. The Hebrew name behind John is Yochanan, from Yahweh and chanan ("to be gracious"); its customary English meaning is "God is gracious." Strictly speaking, Evans means "son of Evan," while "God is gracious" is the meaning of the root name Evan. The -s ending is English rather than Welsh; Welsh patronymics normally used ap or ab.
Evans Name History & Origins
Evans comes from the Welsh patronymic system. In medieval Wales, a person could be identified by his father's name with the prefix ap or ab ("son of"), as in ab Ifan. As Welsh families gradually adopted fixed hereditary surnames in the late medieval and early modern periods, English-style forms ending in -s became established, turning the father's name Evan into Evans. The surname is strongly associated with Wales and is also found throughout England; it spread to Ireland and North America with Welsh migration.
As a first name, Evans is a transferred use of the surname. It appears in English-speaking countries, including the United States, but it did not arise from a separate ancient given-name tradition. The related Welsh personal name Ifan, anglicized as Evan, has a long history in Wales as a form of John.
How Popular is the Name Evans?
Evans recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2024. Its best rank was #446 in 1896.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,607 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 2024 | #15,989 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #7,024 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 2022 | #10,630 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2021 | #11,435 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #11,416 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2019 | #11,697 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2018 | #14,364 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #13,342 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #15,097 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #15,188 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #13,622 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #15,584 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1970 | #8,371 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1921 | #4,673 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,082 | 71 | 0.0042% |
| 2024 | #1,879 | 85 | 0.0050% |
| 2023 | #2,198 | 65 | 0.0038% |
| 2022 | #2,101 | 71 | 0.0041% |
| 2021 | #2,702 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2020 | #2,669 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 2019 | #2,908 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2018 | #3,010 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 2017 | #2,648 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2016 | #2,373 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 2015 | #3,042 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 2014 | #2,947 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 2013 | #2,472 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 2012 | #3,069 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 2011 | #3,128 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2010 | #3,096 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #3,661 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2008 | #3,020 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 2007 | #2,943 | 40 | 0.0019% |
| 2006 | #3,102 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 2005 | #3,473 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 2004 | #2,801 | 37 | 0.0019% |
| 2003 | #2,949 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 2002 | #3,830 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 2001 | #2,705 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 2000 | #2,827 | 32 | 0.0016% |
| 1999 | #2,367 | 38 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #2,671 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1997 | #2,849 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1996 | #3,144 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #2,416 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1994 | #2,465 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #2,469 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1992 | #2,377 | 31 | 0.0016% |
| 1991 | #1,961 | 39 | 0.0019% |
| 1990 | #1,851 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 1989 | #1,962 | 37 | 0.0018% |
| 1988 | #1,776 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1987 | #1,808 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1986 | #1,570 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1985 | #1,575 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 1984 | #1,949 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1983 | #1,638 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1982 | #1,497 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #1,613 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1980 | #1,978 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1979 | #1,918 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1978 | #1,666 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1977 | #1,838 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1976 | #1,624 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 1975 | #2,480 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #1,848 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1973 | #2,344 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1972 | #1,370 | 38 | 0.0023% |
| 1971 | #1,386 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1970 | #1,505 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #1,364 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1968 | #1,324 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #1,349 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 1966 | #1,291 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1965 | #1,301 | 35 | 0.0019% |
| 1964 | #1,244 | 39 | 0.0020% |
| 1963 | #1,493 | 28 | 0.0014% |
| 1962 | #1,320 | 35 | 0.0017% |
| 1961 | #1,210 | 43 | 0.0020% |
| 1960 | #1,215 | 42 | 0.0020% |
| 1959 | #1,449 | 30 | 0.0014% |
| 1958 | #1,284 | 36 | 0.0017% |
| 1957 | #1,190 | 43 | 0.0020% |
| 1956 | #960 | 61 | 0.0029% |
| 1955 | #1,227 | 38 | 0.0018% |
| 1954 | #1,106 | 46 | 0.0023% |
| 1953 | #928 | 60 | 0.0030% |
| 1952 | #1,302 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,115 | 42 | 0.0022% |
| 1950 | #908 | 57 | 0.0032% |
| 1949 | #879 | 61 | 0.0034% |
| 1948 | #1,009 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1947 | #943 | 56 | 0.0031% |
| 1946 | #870 | 57 | 0.0035% |
| 1945 | #1,091 | 36 | 0.0027% |
| 1944 | #881 | 52 | 0.0038% |
| 1943 | #1,000 | 45 | 0.0032% |
| 1942 | #1,041 | 42 | 0.0030% |
| 1941 | #1,057 | 38 | 0.0031% |
| 1940 | #1,022 | 40 | 0.0035% |
| 1939 | #1,107 | 34 | 0.0031% |
| 1938 | #1,031 | 39 | 0.0035% |
| 1937 | #961 | 43 | 0.0040% |
| 1936 | #873 | 49 | 0.0047% |
| 1935 | #932 | 46 | 0.0044% |
| 1934 | #1,066 | 38 | 0.0037% |
| 1933 | #941 | 45 | 0.0045% |
| 1932 | #954 | 47 | 0.0045% |
| 1931 | #892 | 52 | 0.0050% |
| 1930 | #812 | 64 | 0.0058% |
| 1929 | #917 | 54 | 0.0050% |
| 1928 | #878 | 58 | 0.0052% |
| 1927 | #875 | 60 | 0.0053% |
| 1926 | #778 | 70 | 0.0063% |
| 1925 | #1,027 | 45 | 0.0040% |
| 1924 | #890 | 61 | 0.0054% |
| 1923 | #746 | 77 | 0.0070% |
| 1922 | #823 | 68 | 0.0062% |
| 1921 | #762 | 77 | 0.0070% |
| 1920 | #740 | 78 | 0.0073% |
| 1919 | #793 | 67 | 0.0068% |
| 1918 | #755 | 73 | 0.0072% |
| 1917 | #700 | 75 | 0.0081% |
| 1916 | #653 | 81 | 0.0091% |
| 1915 | #695 | 71 | 0.0084% |
| 1914 | #705 | 54 | 0.0082% |
| 1913 | #841 | 33 | 0.0064% |
| 1912 | #741 | 34 | 0.0079% |
| 1911 | #697 | 21 | 0.0093% |
| 1910 | #587 | 24 | 0.0124% |
| 1909 | #730 | 15 | 0.0091% |
| 1908 | #758 | 13 | 0.0084% |
| 1907 | #1,027 | 8 | 0.0054% |
| 1906 | #654 | 14 | 0.0105% |
| 1905 | #677 | 13 | 0.0098% |
| 1904 | #701 | 12 | 0.0094% |
| 1903 | #583 | 15 | 0.0126% |
| 1902 | #563 | 15 | 0.0122% |
| 1901 | #698 | 10 | 0.0094% |
| 1900 | #757 | 12 | 0.0080% |
| 1899 | #631 | 11 | 0.0104% |
| 1898 | #491 | 18 | 0.0147% |
| 1897 | #809 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1896 | #446 | 20 | 0.0167% |
| 1895 | #585 | 13 | 0.0111% |
| 1894 | #754 | 9 | 0.0078% |
| 1893 | #626 | 11 | 0.0098% |
| 1892 | #529 | 15 | 0.0123% |
| 1891 | #798 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1890 | #517 | 14 | 0.0126% |
| 1889 | #471 | 16 | 0.0145% |
| 1888 | #536 | 14 | 0.0116% |
| 1887 | #855 | 6 | 0.0059% |
| 1886 | #498 | 14 | 0.0126% |
| 1885 | #985 | 5 | 0.0046% |
| 1882 | #555 | 12 | 0.0106% |
| 1881 | #733 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1880 | #615 | 10 | 0.0091% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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