Masculine dossier · first seen 1880
Evans
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
86
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Evans
How many people are named Evans?
An estimated 2,803 living Americans are named Evans.
How rare is Evans?
Evans is uncommon among babies today, with 71 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 17.4% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Evans?
The median age of a living American named Evans is approximately 36 years, with most bearers falling between 14 and 58 years old.
Is Evans still popular?
Yes — Evans is currently rising in popularity, with 71 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Evans most common?
Evans has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 5.2× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
17.4%
2025
71
All-time
5,371
Where it lives now
Evans is most concentrated in Florida — about 4.8× the national rate in the 1980s.
States where Evans is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.