Evan
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Evan is the Welsh form of John, meaning “God is good” or “God is gracious.” Evan is also given a Gaelic meaning, “wellborn young warrior.” As John cooled off, Evan rose in its place, helped by its echo of “heaven” and of Eva and Ava; one Welsh poet was even named Evan Evans. Evan Williams co-founded Twitter.
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Usage of Evan in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Evan against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Evan is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Evan in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 2,412 boys were named Evan, making it the #153 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 287,701 boys have been named Evan, with the most (10,295) in 2007. It is most common, relative to births, in Alaska, California and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Evan in other languages
- Jan Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, German, Polish, Romanian, Slovenian, Swedish
- Hannes Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Swedish
- Ivan Czech, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Slovenian
- Ivo Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Italian, Slovenian
- Johannes Dutch, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Jon Danish, English, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish
- Иван Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian
- Hans Dutch, German, Norwegian, Swedish
- Iwan Dutch, German, Polish, Welsh
- Jack Dutch, English, Irish
- Johan Dutch, German, Swedish
- John Dutch, English, German
- Sean Dutch, English, Irish
- Gianni Dutch, Italian
- Giovanni Dutch, Italian
- Ian Dutch, English
- Ioan Romanian, Welsh
- Iván Hungarian, Spanish
- Johann Dutch, German
- Johnny Dutch, English
- Juan Dutch, Spanish
- Yves Dutch, French
- Even Norwegian
- Gian Italian
- Hanns German
- Honza Czech
- Ieuan Welsh
- Ifan Welsh
- Ioannes Latin
- Ion Romanian
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Evan
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Evan, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Cyclone Evan (Category 4) | 2013 | South Pacific | 232 km/h |
| Tropical storm Evan | 2004 | South Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Cyclone Evan (Category 1) | 1997 | South Pacific | 130 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Evan
There are 2 towns and villages with Evan in their name, in 2 countries.
🇨🇿 Czechia 1🇺🇸 United States 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Evaň | Ústí nad Labem Region, 🇨🇿 Czechia | 272 | Map |
| Evan | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | 83 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Evan
There are 5 lakes and reservoirs with Evan in their name, in 2 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 3🇨🇦 Canada 2
| Name | Where | |
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| Evan Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Evan Lake | Alaska, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Evan Reservoir | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Evan | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Evan | Washington, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Evan songs
3 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Evan in their title. The best known:
- (This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan (2002)
- Evan Di Unna Pethan – Yuvan Shankar Raja (2010)
- EVAN (Havergal)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Evan
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Evan.
Evan Bates
Evan Bird
Evan Davis
Evan Fournier
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Fictional characters named Evan
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Evan as a pet name
FurryName has found 24 dogs named Evan in public pet registers, making it the #3,602 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Tacoma (1), Surf Coast Shire (1), Worcester (1). Evan as a dog name →
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