Evan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John. Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, and Shawn.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Evan (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Evan has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | – |
| 2002 | – |
| 2003 | – |
| 2004 | 3 |
| 2005 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 |
| 2008 | 9 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 13 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 9 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 9 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 11 |
| 2019 | 12 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 15 |
| 2022 | 11 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13 | 125 |
| 2000 | 15 | 129 |
| 2001 | 16 | 135 |
| 2002 | 19 | 132 |
| 2003 | 19 | 136 |
| 2004 | 20 | 138 |
| 2005 | 25 | 140 |
| 2006 | 25 | 150 |
| 2007 | 29 | 167 |
| 2008 | 36 | 178 |
| 2009 | 39 | 194 |
| 2010 | 44 | 206 |
| 2011 | 46 | 219 |
| 2012 | 48 | 226 |
| 2013 | 49 | 242 |
| 2014 | 48 | 252 |
| 2015 | 50 | 273 |
| 2016 | 50 | 291 |
| 2017 | 50 | 304 |
| 2018 | 50 | 318 |
| 2019 | 50 | 332 |
| 2020 | 53 | 354 |
Evan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Evan.Hi! My name is Evan.
- Vet du om Evan kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Evan is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Evan har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Evan has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Evans mamma är lärare.Evan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Evans mamma is Evan's mum.
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What does the name Evan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John. Anglicization of Welsh Ifan, ultimately from Latin Jōhannēs, variant of Iōannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (yōḥānān, yokhanán, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of Giovanni, Ian, Ivan, Jack, Jean, Johan, Johann, Johannes, John, Sean, Shane, Shaun, and Shawn.
How popular is Evan in Sweden?
11 babies were named Evan in 2022. In 2020, 407 people in Sweden had Evan as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.