Evan
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- Welsh form of John: ultimately Hebrew 'God is gracious' Well attested
Its form may also have been shaped by a Welsh word for 'young man', but the name is a form of John.
- Origin
- Welsh
- Popularity
US 2025: #153 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #195
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.