Nevan
Nevan was a saint in Irish folklore whose feast day was reputedly marked in mid-September. In Seathrún Céitinn's General History of Ireland, Naomhán is described as the "son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland".
- Irish
Meaning & Origin of Nevan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Nevan was a saint in Irish folklore whose feast day was reputedly marked in mid-September. In Seathrún Céitinn's General History of Ireland, Naomhán is described as the "son of Maolciarain, primate of Ireland".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Irish
The Story of Nevan
Nevan first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1986, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2004: 75 births, good for #1,701 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 49% of all recorded Nevans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #5,143 among baby boy names with 19 births, gradually rising (+7%). In total, more than 1K Nevans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Nevan
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Nevan. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Naomhán
Notable people named Nevan
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- Nevan Krogan , Canadian biologist
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About the name Nevan
Nevan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1986 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Nevan's peak popularity came in 2004 when it ranked #1,701. Use the chart and map above to compare Nevan'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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