Evan Meaning

What does Evan mean?

The name Evan is of Welsh origin.

The meaning of Evan is "G-d is gracous".

It is also of Scottish origin, where its meaning is "born of the yew tree, youth" and Hebrew origin, where its meaning is "stone, rock".

Evan is used as both a boys and girls name.

It consists of 4 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced E-van.

The Given Name Evan

The name Evan is an anglicized form of Iefan, which is a Welsh form of John which ultimately traces its origins to the Hebrew name Yochanan.

It also stems from the Scottish Eoghan. The origin of Eoghan is unclear and disputed. It is thought to be composed of two old celtic elements meaning "yew" and "born".

The name Evan may also possibly be given as an anglicized form of the Hebrew word eban meaning "stone or rock".

Some famous bearers of this name include: Evan Peters, and Evan Rachel Wood.

Evan Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 2,122 in baby name popularity for girls with 89 occurrences. It ranked 86 in baby name popularity for boys with 4,356 occurrences.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 2,182 in baby name popularity for girls with 87 occurrences. It ranked 84 in baby name popularity for boys with 4,721 occurrences.

Want to see how Evan sizes up? How it compares to some other names? Then check out the Evan Name Popularity Page.

Evan Related Names

Evan is a form of Iefan, Eoghan.

Variants of the name Evan include Evans, Evin, Evyn.

The names Evanna, Evian are all forms of Evan.

Famous Evans

Evan Peters ~ Actor
Evan Rachel Wood ~ Actress

Evan Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Evan.

Children named Evan are often giving and brilliant but most of all they are read more >>

Evan Name Fun

Would you like to fingerspell the name Evan in American Sign Language?

Then just follow the diagram below.

Be creative with the name Evan.

Just for fun, see the name Evan in Hieroglyphics, learn about ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics and write a Hieroglyphic message.

Learn about nautical flags and see your name or message written in nautical flags, on the Evan in Nautical Flags page.