Evan: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “the Lord is gracious”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- EV-ən · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
Welsh form of John, from Iefan/Ifan, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. It is also used widely in English-speaking countries.
How popular is Evan?
Babies named Evan in 20242,587
2024 rank#143 boys
Peak year2009
Total US babies since 1880289,934
Evan is fading: recent use is about 40% of its level ten years before.
Names like Evan
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Evan questions
What does the name Evan mean?
Evan means "the Lord is gracious". It comes from Welsh. Welsh form of John, from Iefan/Ifan, ultimately from Hebrew Yohanan. It is also used widely in English-speaking countries.
Is Evan a boy or girl name?
Evan is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Evan?
2,587 US babies were named Evan in 2024. Its peak year was 2009.
How do you pronounce Evan?
Evan is usually pronounced EV-ən.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.