Thirty years of Evan
Evan in numbers
Evan peaked in 2009 with 973 boys and has fallen since, to 261 in 2025. Its biggest three-year rise came between 2003 and 2006, from 451 to 813. It ranked 192nd in 1996, reached 70th in 2009 and ranks 195th now. On average it was given to 198 boys a year in the late 1990s, 606 in the 2000s, 605 in the 2010s and 316 in the 2020s so far.
† Shapes, averages and turning points are Baby Data calculations from the ONS counts.
Similar spellings in the 2025 list†: Evaan (24), Even (5), Evyn (3), Evin (3). Matched by their letters, not by meaning or origin. ONS counts each spelling separately, so these are not added to Evan.
Milestones
First year in each bandChange
- On last year-7%282 to 261
- 5 years-34%397 to 261
- 10 years-53%554 to 261
- 20 years-57%607 to 261
- Since 1996+54%169 to 261
- Total, 1996 to 202514,796boys
† All changes and totals are Baby Data calculations from ONS counts. A total adds only the published years.
Across the three nations, 2025
Each from its own statistics office, never added togetherRank 195 · ONS · 282 in 2024
Rank 128 · NRS · 24 in 2024
Rank 237 · NISRA · 17 in 2024
England and Wales (ONS) count births in the calendar year; Scotland (NRS) and Northern Ireland (NISRA) count births registered in the year. Each comes from its own statistics office and they are never added together.
Year by year, 1996 to 2025 Show all 30 yearsHide the table
| Year | Rank | Babies | Change† | 1 in X† |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | =195 | 261 | -7% | 1 in 1,152 |
| 2024 | =178 | 282 | -8% | 1 in 1,081 |
| 2023 | 169 | 307 | +1% | 1 in 987 |
| 2022 | =167 | 305 | -11% | 1 in 1,018 |
| 2021 | 158 | 343 | -14% | 1 in 933 |
| 2020 | =139 | 397 | +6% | 1 in 792 |
| 2019 | 150 | 376 | -9% | 1 in 875 |
| 2018 | 138 | 415 | -11% | 1 in 813 |
| 2017 | 125 | 467 | -8% | 1 in 745 |
| 2016 * | 121 | 509 | -8% | 1 in 700 |
| 2015 | 113 | 554 | -7% | 1 in 646 |
| 2014 | 102 | 596 | -18% | 1 in 599 |
| 2013 | 83 | 723 | -3% | 1 in 496 |
| 2012 | 86 | 744 | -3% | 1 in 503 |
| 2011 | 82 | 770 | -14% | 1 in 482 |
| 2010 | 76 | 892 | -8% | 1 in 416 |
| 2009 | 70 | 973 | +9% | 1 in 372 |
| 2008 | 80 | 890 | +4% | 1 in 408 |
| 2007 | 81 | 857 | +5% | 1 in 414 |
| 2006 | 85 | 813 | +34% | 1 in 421 |
| 2005 | 97 | 607 | +8% | 1 in 545 |
| 2004 | 99 | 562 | +25% | 1 in 584 |
| 2003 | 114 | 451 | +32% | 1 in 706 |
| 2002 | 129 | 341 | +3% | 1 in 897 |
| 2001 | 130 | 330 | +38% | 1 in 923 |
| 2000 | 152 | 240 | +3% | 1 in 1,290 |
| 1999 | =151 | 233 | +17% | 1 in 1,370 |
| 1998 | 167 | 200 | +6% | 1 in 1,629 |
| 1997 | =175 | 189 | +12% | 1 in 1,744 |
| 1996 | =192 | 169 | 1 in 1,973 |
* ONS’s boys’ 2016 file repeats the October total as September, so the 2016 births total is about 932 too low and 1 in X for 2016 is slightly too low. Rank follows ONS: names with the same count share a rank (shown with =). “Under 3” means the name was given to fewer than 3 babies that year, so ONS did not publish it.
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Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; National Records of Scotland; NISRA. Exact spellings are counted separately and names given to fewer than 3 babies are not published. Figures marked † are Baby Data calculations. How we calculate