Evander

boys’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Evander is ranked 771st among boys in 2024 (327 births). Its best rank was 761st, in 2021.

Rank in 2024: #771up 8 from 2023
Births in 2024: 3270.02% of boys
Peak year: 2021330 births
Best rank: #761in 2021
Since 1888: 3,808people given the name

Babies named Evander, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

3,808 boys have been named Evander in the United States since 1888, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 330 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2020s alone account for 39%. It has spent 5 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Evander
1880s	5
1890s	12
1910s	66
1920s	83
1930s	54
1940s	54
1950s	72
1960s	44
1970s	28
1980s	95
1990s	400
2000s	309
2010s	1,108
2020s	1,478

In 2021, its biggest year

Evander was the 761st most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.

Names that rose and fell with Evander

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.