# Evander (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/evander/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Greek |
| Meaning | “good man” |
| Pronunciation | /ɪˈvændɚ/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 4,200 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 4,200 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 249, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 58 | 2,241 |
| 2012 | 82 | 1,804 |
| 2013 | 75 | 1,885 |
| 2014 | 93 | 1,659 |
| 2015 | 99 | 1,619 |
| 2016 | 117 | 1,474 |
| 2017 | 162 | 1,159 |
| 2018 | 192 | 1,058 |
| 2019 | 178 | 1,108 |
| 2020 | 193 | 1,047 |
| 2021 | 330 | 761 |
| 2022 | 303 | 819 |
| 2023 | 325 | 779 |
| 2024 | 330 | 768 |
| 2025 | 389 | 698 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 5 | 3,300 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4,685 |
| 2014 | 12 | 1,819 |
| 2015 | 9 | 2,319 |
| 2016 | 9 | 2,335 |
| 2017 | 10 | 2,172 |
| 2018 | 12 | 1,875 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,266 |
| 2020 | 18 | 1,379 |
| 2021 | 24 | 1,139 |
| 2022 | 21 | 1,268 |
| 2023 | 19 | 1,363 |
| 2024 | 24 | 1,162 |
| 2025 | 30 | 1,007 |

## In other languages

- Bulgarian: Евандър
- Greek: Εύανδρος
- Italian: Evandro
- Latin: Evander
- Portuguese: Evandro
- Scottish Gaelic: Ìomhar

## People named Evander

- Evander Holyfield, American boxer
- Evander, Brazilian association football player
- Evander Kane, Canadian ice hockey player

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.