Evans

Meaning: Son of Evan
Origin: Welsh surname

Boy's name · #2082 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Evans — on the books since 1880, #2082 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 5,400 boys have carried the name since.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 7 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#156 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #201 in Ecuador (2025) · #2,144 in Sweden (2025) · #4,150 in France (2025) · #3,072 in Canada (2024) · #3,255 in England & Wales (2024) · #3,517 in Italy (2024) · #2,358 in Austria (2018).

Famous Evanses

Evans Carlson — United States Marine Corps general (1896–1947)
Evans Paul — Prime Minister of Haiti from 2015 to 2016 (born 1955)
Evans Kangwa — Zambian footballer (born 1992)
Evans Kiplagat Chebet — Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1988)
Evans Kidero — Kenyan politician (born 1957)

As a surname

It is also an American family name — about 356,000 people carried it as a surname in the 2010 census.

Chris Evans — American actor (born 1981)
Arthur Evans — British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941)
Martin Evans — British biologist (born 1941)

In stories & tradition

Evans^Wikidata — Operatic character in the opera Tornrak; constable

What Evanses become

Among 106 notable people named Evans:

Sports figures appear 2.45× more often than among typical names — e.g. Evans Kangwa, Zambian footballer (born 1992).

Similar names: Walton · Evander · Orrin · Riggins · Boyd · Harris

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