Evans

“Son of Evan” — Welsh origin

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

Few names move less than Evans — on the books since 1880, #2082 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 5,400 boys share it. It is also an American family name — about 356,000 people carry it as a surname, according to US census data.

Around the world: about 1 in 620 boys in Puerto Rico (2025) · about 1 in 20,000 boys in Canada (2024).

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

Famous Evanses

Evans Paul — Haitian politician
Evans Kangwa — Zambian footballer
Evans Wise — Trinidad and Tobago footballer
Evans Hunter — Ghanaian actor, producer, director and writer
Evans Kondogbia — Central African and French footballer

In stories & tradition

Evans — Tornrak

What Evanses become

Among 122 notable people named Evans:

Sports figures appear 2.16× more often than among typical names — e.g. Evans Kangwa, Zambian footballer.

Similar names: Walton · Evander · Knoxx · Ervin · Boyd · Orrin

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