Evans
Boy name · #2077 in 2025 · Very rare
Evans ranks #2077 among American boys' names as of 2025, with 71 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #3022, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 25,352 boys born in 2025 was named Evans.
The 145-year story
Evans first appears in the Social Security records in 1880, when 10 boys received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 86 babies and a rank of #1862. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Evans per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Evans in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Evans is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Evans will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Evans is most common
State-level data for Evans is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Evans
Statistically, parents drawn to Evans tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Collins, Esdras, Elia, Efraim, and Eris.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Evans | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71 | #2077 |
| 2024 | 86 | #1862 |
| 2023 | 65 | #2188 |
| 2022 | 71 | #2094 |
| 2021 | 47 | #2695 |
| 2020 | 47 | #2658 |
| 2019 | 42 | #2897 |
| 2018 | 39 | #2994 |
| 2017 | 47 | #2637 |
| 2016 | 55 | #2365 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3022 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2929 |
| 2013 | 50 | #2461 |
| 2012 | 37 | #3059 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3114 |
| 2010 | 37 | #3072 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3639 |
| 2008 | 39 | #3005 |
| 2007 | 40 | #2920 |
| 2006 | 35 | #3083 |
| 2005 | 28 | #3447 |
| 2004 | 37 | #2788 |
| 2003 | 33 | #2922 |
| 2002 | 22 | #3794 |
| 2001 | 35 | #2681 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Evans a popular boy name?
Evans ranked #2077 among boys in 2025 with 71 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3022.
When was the name Evans most popular?
Evans peaked in 2024, when 86 American boys received the name (ranked #1862 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Evans?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 25,352 newborn American boys was named Evans. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.