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Boy

Evan

Rooted in Welsh, Evan is a boy's name that means "Young warrior". It shows no signs of slowing down, reaching new highs in the 2000s. In the current registry, it is a name most people have come across. Few names stick around this long: it shows up across almost the entire twelve-decade span this registry covers.

WelshYoung warrior
WelshForm of John
Births by decade
1900s
218
1910s
1,153
1920s
1,568
1930s
1,192
1940s
1,581
1950s
3,110
1960s
5,207
1970s
8,034
1980s
33,259
1990s
60,398
2000s
93,173
2010s
57,072
Peaked in the 2000s · 265,965 total U.S. births since 1900