Evans: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “son of Evan”
- Origin
- Welsh
- Say it
- EV-unz · 2 syllables
- Used for
- Boys (98% of all uses)
From a Welsh surname meaning 'son of Evan.' Evan is a Welsh form of John, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious.'
How popular is Evans?
Babies named Evans in 202490
2024 rank#1,872 boys
Peak year1896
Total US babies since 18805,402
Evans is rising: use over the last five years is 1.8× what it was a decade earlier.
Names like Evans
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Evans questions
What does the name Evans mean?
Evans means "son of Evan". It comes from Welsh. From a Welsh surname meaning 'son of Evan.' Evan is a Welsh form of John, ultimately from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious.'
Is Evans a boy or girl name?
Evans is mainly a boy's name in US records (98% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Evans?
90 US babies were named Evans in 2024. Its peak year was 1896.
How do you pronounce Evans?
Evans is usually pronounced EV-unz.
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.