Evan is a Welsh masculine given name derived from "Lefen", a Welsh form for the name John. In other languages it could be compared to "Ivan", "Ian", and "Juan"; the name John itself is derived from the ancient Hebrew name יְהֹוחָנָן Yəhôḥānān, which means "YHWH is gracious". Evan also comes from Gaelic Eóghan meaning "youth" or "young warrior" and Scots for "right-handed". In Hebrew, the actual non-Proper noun, "evan/even/eban/eben", literally means "rock". It can also be the shortened version of the Greek name "Evangelos" (meaning messenger, or "Evander" (meaning good man). The old English translation of the name "Evan" could also be interpreted as "Heir of the Earth" or "The King". The name is also occasionally given to females, as with actress Evan Rachel Wood. It may be encountered as a surname, but Evans is usual.
The popularity of the name Evan for males in the United States rose steadily over the last several decades, going from the 440th-ranked male name in 1957 to peaking at the 35th-ranked male name in 2009. It has since declined somewhat, and dropped out of the top 50 male names in the US in 2013.
See also: All pages beginning with "Evan"
Evan Alexander, American politician
Evan Bayh, former Governor of Indiana and United States Senator from Indiana
Evan Bernstein, Israeli Olympic wrestler
Evan Berry, All-American football player
Evan Bourne, ring name of American professional wrestler Matthew Joseph Korklan
Evan Chambers, American musician
Evan Cooper, former professional American football player
Evan Dando, American musician
Evan Dara, American novelist
Evan Davis, British economist and journalist
Evan Dobelle, American educator
Evan Dunham, American mixed martial artist
Evan Eschmeyer, former American professional basketball player
Evan Evans, American film score composer
Evan Forde, American oceanographer
Evan Fong, Youtuber
Evan Fournier, French basketball player
Evan G. Galbraith, former United States Ambassador to France
Evan Glodell, American feature film director, producer, writer, and actor
Evan Goldberg, Canadian screenwriter, film producer and director
Evan Gray, former New Zealand cricketer
Evan Handler, American novelist and actor
Evan Harris, British politician
Evan Howell, American politician and soldier
Evan Jenkins, American politician
Evan Kaufmann, German-American ice hockey player
Evan Kim, American actor
Evan King, American tennis player
Evan Leong, American film director
Evan Longoria, American professional baseball player
Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
Evan Meek, American baseball player
Evan Peters, American actor
Evan Price, Welsh politician
Evan Pugh, First President of Penn State University
Evan Roberts, Welsh revivalist
Evan Roberts, American radio personality
Evan Tanner, American mixed martial artist
Evan Lorimer Thomas, Welsh clergyman
Evan Thomas, American journalist and author
Evan Turner, American professional basketball player
Evan Royster, American professional football player
Evan Spiegel, American founder of Snapchat
Evan Stewart, Zimbabwean Olympic diver
Evan Williams, American singer
Evan Williams, American founder of Twitter
Evan Rachel Wood, American actress
Evan Wright, American writer
Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer
Evan Baxter, in the 2007 film Evan Almighty
Evan Chambers, in the 2007 TV series Greek
Evan Delaney, female writer and legal assistant in five novels by Meg Gardiner
Evan Evans, constable in ten novels by Rhys Bowen
Evan Horne, jazz pianist in seven novels by Bill Moody
Evan Michael Tanner, government agent with permanent insomnia in eight novels by Lawrence Block
Evan Treborn, in the 2004 film The Butterfly Effect
Evan Barnett, famous business man in the film Little Rascals
Rev. Cadwallader William Evan ( –1876), first minister of Stow Church, Adelaide, South Australia
Mostyn Evan (1861–1924), Cadwallader William Evan's son. A South Australian lawyer and sports administrator
