Evans is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Evans is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,082 among boys (71) and #7,607 among girls (14) — overall #3,945 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 85 | 95 | #7,607 | #2,082 |
| 2024 | 91 | 97 | #16,046 | #1,865 |
| 2023 | 81 | 81 | #7,034 | #2,198 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | #10,637 | #2,103 |
| 2021 | 55 | 66 | #11,441 | #2,704 |
| 2020 | 55 | 55 | #11,423 | #2,669 |
| 2019 | 50 | 55 | #11,701 | #2,910 |
| 2018 | 45 | 45 | #14,368 | #3,013 |
| 2017 | 47 | 47 | — | #2,648 |
| 2016 | 62 | 68 | #13,347 | #2,373 |
| 2015 | 44 | 49 | #15,100 | #3,042 |
| 2014 | 45 | 45 | #15,191 | #2,948 |
| 2013 | 57 | 62 | #13,623 | #2,473 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | — | #3,070 |
| 2011 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,129 |
| 2010 | 43 | 43 | #15,585 | #3,096 |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,662 |
| 2008 | 39 | 39 | — | #3,020 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | — | #2,943 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,103 |
| 2005 | 28 | 28 | — | #3,473 |
| 2004 | 37 | 37 | — | #2,802 |
| 2003 | 33 | 33 | — | #2,949 |
| 2002 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,830 |
| 2001 | 35 | 35 | — | #2,705 |
| 2000 | 32 | 32 | — | #2,827 |
| 1999 | 38 | 38 | — | #2,367 |
| 1998 | 31 | 31 | — | #2,671 |
| 1997 | 27 | — | — | #2,849 |
| 1996 | 23 | — | — | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 32 | — | — | #2,416 |
| 1994 | 31 | — | — | #2,465 |
| 1993 | 30 | — | — | #2,469 |
| 1992 | 31 | — | — | #2,377 |
| 1991 | 39 | — | — | #1,961 |
| 1990 | 42 | — | — | #1,850 |
| 1989 | 37 | — | — | #1,962 |
| 1988 | 39 | — | — | #1,776 |
| 1987 | 36 | — | — | #1,808 |
| 1986 | 42 | — | — | #1,570 |
| 1985 | 41 | — | — | #1,575 |
| 1984 | 28 | — | — | #1,949 |
| 1983 | 36 | — | — | #1,638 |
| 1982 | 42 | — | — | #1,497 |
| 1981 | 37 | — | — | #1,613 |
| 1980 | 28 | — | — | #1,978 |
| 1979 | 28 | — | — | #1,918 |
| 1978 | 33 | — | — | #1,667 |
| 1977 | 28 | — | — | #1,837 |
| 1976 | 33 | — | — | #1,624 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | — | #2,479 |
| 1974 | 25 | — | — | #1,848 |
| 1973 | 17 | — | — | #2,344 |
| 1972 | 38 | — | — | #1,370 |
| 1971 | 38 | — | — | #1,386 |
| 1970 | 37 | — | #8,370 | #1,504 |
| 1969 | 35 | — | — | #1,364 |
| 1968 | 34 | — | — | #1,325 |
| 1967 | 32 | — | — | #1,349 |
| 1966 | 35 | — | — | #1,291 |
| 1965 | 35 | — | — | #1,301 |
| 1964 | 39 | — | — | #1,244 |
| 1963 | 28 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1962 | 35 | — | — | #1,320 |
| 1961 | 43 | — | — | #1,210 |
| 1960 | 42 | — | — | #1,215 |
| 1959 | 30 | — | — | #1,449 |
| 1958 | 36 | — | — | #1,284 |
| 1957 | 43 | — | — | #1,190 |
| 1956 | 61 | — | — | #961 |
| 1955 | 38 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1954 | 46 | — | — | #1,106 |
| 1953 | 60 | — | — | #928 |
| 1952 | 33 | — | — | #1,301 |
| 1951 | 42 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1950 | 57 | — | — | #908 |
| 1949 | 61 | — | — | #879 |
| 1948 | 49 | — | — | #1,009 |
| 1947 | 56 | — | — | #943 |
| 1946 | 57 | — | — | #870 |
| 1945 | 36 | — | — | #1,091 |
| 1944 | 52 | — | — | #881 |
| 1943 | 45 | — | — | #1,000 |
| 1942 | 42 | — | — | #1,041 |
| 1941 | 38 | — | — | #1,057 |
| 1940 | 40 | — | — | #1,022 |
| 1939 | 34 | — | — | #1,107 |
| 1938 | 39 | — | — | #1,031 |
| 1937 | 43 | — | — | #961 |
| 1936 | 49 | — | — | #874 |
| 1935 | 46 | — | — | #932 |
| 1934 | 38 | — | — | #1,066 |
| 1933 | 45 | — | — | #941 |
| 1932 | 47 | — | — | #954 |
| 1931 | 52 | — | — | #892 |
| 1930 | 64 | — | — | #812 |
| 1929 | 54 | — | — | #917 |
| 1928 | 58 | — | — | #878 |
| 1927 | 60 | — | — | #875 |
| 1926 | 70 | — | — | #778 |
| 1925 | 45 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1924 | 61 | — | — | #890 |
| 1923 | 77 | — | — | #746 |
| 1922 | 68 | — | — | #823 |
| 1921 | 83 | — | #4,673 | #762 |
| 1920 | 78 | — | — | #740 |
| 1919 | 67 | — | — | #793 |
| 1918 | 73 | — | — | #755 |
| 1917 | 75 | — | — | #700 |
| 1916 | 81 | — | — | #653 |
| 1915 | 71 | — | — | #695 |
| 1914 | 54 | — | — | #705 |
| 1913 | 33 | — | — | #841 |
| 1912 | 34 | — | — | #741 |
| 1911 | 21 | — | — | #697 |
| 1910 | 24 | — | — | #587 |
| 1909 | 15 | — | — | #730 |
| 1908 | 13 | — | — | #758 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,027 |
| 1906 | 14 | — | — | #654 |
| 1905 | 13 | — | — | #677 |
| 1904 | 12 | — | — | #701 |
| 1903 | 15 | — | — | #583 |
| 1902 | 15 | — | — | #563 |
| 1901 | 10 | — | — | #698 |
| 1900 | 12 | — | — | #757 |
| 1899 | 11 | — | — | #631 |
| 1898 | 18 | — | — | #491 |
| 1897 | 8 | — | — | #809 |
| 1896 | 20 | — | — | #446 |
| 1895 | 13 | — | — | #585 |
| 1894 | 9 | — | — | #754 |
| 1893 | 11 | — | — | #626 |
| 1892 | 15 | — | — | #529 |
| 1891 | 7 | — | — | #798 |
| 1890 | 14 | — | — | #517 |
| 1889 | 16 | — | — | #471 |
| 1888 | 14 | — | — | #536 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #855 |
| 1886 | 14 | — | — | #498 |
| 1885 | 5 | — | — | #985 |
| 1882 | 12 | — | — | #555 |
| 1881 | 7 | — | — | #733 |
| 1880 | 10 | — | — | #615 |