Bevan
Bevan is a name of Welsh origin, derived from ab Ifan meaning "son of Evan". Notable people with the name include:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bevan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bevan is a name of Welsh origin, derived from ab Ifan meaning "son of Evan". Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bevan
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Bevan as a girl name dates back to 1980, when 7 babies received it. 1983 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Bevan — #7,310 in the national rankings. The 1980s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 41% of all recorded Bevans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2011 (7 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 66 Bevans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Bevan on the record books as a boy name in 1923, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1978, when 21 Bevans were born — ranking #2,205 that year. The 1970s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Bevans. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (8 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 567 Bevans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
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About the name Bevan
Bevan is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 567 births in the dataset. Bevan's peak popularity came in 1978 when it ranked #2,205. Use the chart and map above to compare Bevan's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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