Evander
Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος. It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar. Evandro is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version. People and mythological figures named Evander include:
Meaning & Origin of Evander
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος. It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar. Evandro is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version. People and mythological figures named Evander include:
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The Story of Evander
Evander first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 362 Evanders were born — ranking #738 that year. As of 2026, Evander ranks #738 for baby boys with 362 births, rising sharply (+58% over the past five years). In total, more than 5K Evanders have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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About the name Evander
Evander is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Evander's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #738. Use the chart and map above to compare Evander'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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