boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Evander

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #698 Trend ↑ Rising 92%
Rank 2025
#698
among boys · ↑70 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
389
named Evander · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,391
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
389 babies
All-time total
4,200
#2,011 all-time among boys
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Evander popularity over time

4,200 babies have been named Evander since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s 5 1 – #1,082
1890s 12 1 +140% #918
1900s – – – –
1910s 66 7 – #1,828
1920s 83 8 +26% #2,055
1930s 54 5 -35% #3,061
1940s 54 5 0% #2,307
1950s 72 7 +33% #2,351
1960s 44 4 -39% #2,523
1970s 28 3 -36% #3,979
1980s 95 10 +239% #2,262
1990s 400 40 +321% #1,298
2000s 309 31 -23% #2,633
2010s 1,108 111 +259% #1,058
2020s (to 2025) 1,870 312 +181% #698

Where Evander is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 431 0.25 outside top 500
2027 471 0.28 outside top 500
2028 507 0.30 outside top 500
2029 540 0.32 outside top 500
2030 570 0.33 outside top 500

Where Evander is most popular

Boys named Evander per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.194 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Missouri, and Kansas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Evander born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alaska 7 0.588 +203%
Missouri 56 0.404 +108%
Kansas 25 0.364 +88%
Colorado 46 0.356 +84%
Utah 32 0.335 +73%
New Mexico 11 0.334 +72%
Minnesota 38 0.310 +60%
Washington 48 0.293 +51%
Arizona 47 0.287 +48%
Pennsylvania 75 0.282 +45%
Indiana 45 0.281 +45%
Kentucky 28 0.279 +44%
Tennessee 50 0.277 +43%
Wisconsin 32 0.270 +39%
Idaho 11 0.269 +38%
Oregon 19 0.250 +29%
Ohio 66 0.249 +28%
Michigan 49 0.239 +23%
Oklahoma 21 0.237 +22%
Virginia 41 0.216 +11%
Florida 98 0.207 +7%
California 172 0.188 ≈ national
Massachusetts 25 0.182 -6%
New York 74 0.171 -12%
Texas 150 0.170 -12%
Illinois 43 0.168 -13%
Georgia 38 0.150 -23%
New Jersey 30 0.149 -23%
North Carolina 37 0.145 -25%
Nebraska 6 0.138 -29%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -35%
Iowa 5 0.073 -63%
Maryland 7 0.059 -70%
Alabama 5 0.046 -76%
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Evander

Evander is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #698 in 2025 with 389 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 4,200 American babies have been named Evander. Its peak came in 2025, when 389 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Evander stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Evander?

The median living Evander is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 15. An estimated 3,900 people named Evander are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Evander year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 389 #698
2024 330 #768
2023 325 #779
2022 303 #819
2021 330 #761
2020 193 #1,047
2019 178 #1,108
2018 192 #1,058
2017 162 #1,159
2016 117 #1,474
2015 99 #1,619
2014 93 #1,659
2013 75 #1,885
2012 82 #1,804
2011 58 #2,241
2010 52 #2,417
2009 44 #2,773
2008 40 #2,968
2007 41 #2,882
2006 45 #2,633
2005 31 #3,266
2004 20 #4,310
2003 32 #3,012
2002 20 #4,083
2001 18 #4,350
2000 18 #4,266
1995 21 #3,229
1990 50 #1,639
1985 13 #3,469
1980 7 #5,113
1975 – –
1970 7 #3,979
1965 11 #2,523
1960 6 #3,788
1955 8 #3,046
1950 8 #2,853
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 7 #3,061
1930 8 #3,112
1925 12 #2,484
1920 5 #4,517
1915 10 #2,504
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 7 #918
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Evander

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Evander Holyfield Evander Holyfield American boxer (born 1962) Contemporary
  2. 2 Evander Sno Evander Sno Dutch footballer (born 1987) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Evander, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Evander?

The median living Evander is about 6 years old. Half of all living Evanders are between 2 and 15 years old.

How many people named Evander are alive today?

An estimated 3,900 people named Evander are alive in the United States, based on 4,200 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Evander in 2025?

Evander ranked #698 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 389 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Evander?

4,200 babies have been named Evander in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Evander most popular?

Evander peaked in 2025, when 389 newborns received the name.

Is Evander a boy or girl name?

Evander is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Evander rising or falling?

Evander is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Evander become more popular?

Evander is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 570 boys named Evander in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Evander?

Well-known people named Evander include Evander Holyfield (boxer), Evander Sno (soccer player).

Names like Evander

Names that sound and feel close to Evander: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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