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Evander

Means “good man”*

CommonRare
Rank 2015: #1,613, 2016: #1,467, 2017: #1,159, 2018: #1,056, 2019: #1,107, 2020: #1,046, 2021: #759, 2022: #817, 2023: #779, 2024: #768, 2025: #6981 in 4,391 boys in the US, 2025#698 · rising · was #1,613 in 2015
CommonRare
Rank 2015: #2,319, 2016: #2,335, 2017: #2,172, 2018: #1,875, 2019: #2,266, 2020: #1,379, 2021: #1,139, 2022: #1,268, 2023: #1,363, 2024: #1,162, 2025: #1,0071 in 9,065 boys in E&W, 2025#1,007 · rising · was #2,319 in 2015

Boy’s name · Greek · /ɪˈvændɚ/

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What Evander means

Means “good man”

From Latin Euander, from Ancient Greek Εὔανδρος (Eúandros, literally “good man”).

Source: Wiktionary, “Evander” (revision 89947037), CC BY-SA 4.0. Quoted from the etymology; we don’t write our own.

How popular is Evander?

US 2025
#698
389 babies
▲ 70 vs 2024
England & Wales 2025
#1007
30 babies
▲ 155 vs 2024
Scotland 2025
#647
4 babies

US: Rising: up from #1613 in 2015. England & Wales: Rising: up from #2319 in 2015.

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US, 1880–2025England & Wales, 1996–2025Babies per 1,000 boys born. Dot: biggest US share (2025)

Biggest US share so far: 2025, when 389 boys got the name (#698 that year). First in the US records in 1888.

How common

  • About 1 in 4,391 baby boys in the US in 2025
  • About 1 in 9,065 baby boys in England and Wales in 2025
  • About 1 in 4,910 baby boys in Scotland in 2025

“1 in N” divides by all listed births for that sex. The US list leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies, and the UK lists leave out names given to 2 or fewer, so the real figure is a little rarer than shown.

Where in the US

Most popular in ID (0.7 per 1,000 boys), KS (0.57 per 1,000 boys), CO (0.45 per 1,000 boys) in 2025.

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FewerMore · grey: under 5 babies, not listed

SSA state data, 2025. Share of all listed boys born in each state.

US vs UK

Evander is #698 in the US and #1007 in England & Wales (2025).

Rank 2025BabiesHow commonRank 2015
US#6983891 in 4,391#1613
England & Wales#1007301 in 9,065#2319
Scotland#64741 in 4,910–

Same sex as this page (boys). SSA (US), ONS (England and Wales), NRS (Scotland).

Boy or girl?

In 2025, 99.9+% of US babies named Evander were boys.

GirlsBoys
US 20250389
England & Wales 2025030
US all years since 188004,200
England & Wales since 19960249

Counts below the publishing threshold (US 5, UK 3) are not included.

How to say it

US/ɪˈvændɚ/
UK/ɪˈvændə/

IPA from Wiktionary.

Other spellings parents chose in 2025

  • Avander6 US

Names that sound the same and differ by a letter or two, with baby counts for the same sex. US and E&W counts.

If you like Evander

Boys

  • Leon#138“lion”
  • Theodore#4Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #99 in 2015, #4 in 2025
  • Niko#325Editor’s note First shows up in US records in 1962, with 5 babies
  • Ambrose#735“immortal, divine”
  • Theo#82Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #405 in 2015, #82 in 2025
  • Adonis#241Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #698 in 2015, #241 in 2025

For a sister

  • Ophelia#264possibly “help, aid, succour”
  • Iris#61“rainbow”
  • Cleo#577Editor’s note Climbing fast in the US: #1,743 in 2015, #577 in 2025
  • Theodora#725“God s Gift”
  • Thea#353“goddess”
  • Selene#621“light”

Picked from the US top 1,000 in 2025: names Wiktionary also files under Greek, whose US popularity since 1990 rose and fell most like Evander’s. Rank is US 2025.

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