How Many People Are Named Nevan?
An estimated 1,160 people in the United States have the first name Nevan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 18 years old, and Nevan peaked in popularity in 2004 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nevan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nevan paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,160
About 1 in 295,478 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
18
years old
Peak Year
2004
75 births
Total Registered
1,174
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nevan
Nevan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,174 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Nevan as a male name
Ranked #5,577 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 2004 (75 births)
Nevan as a female name
Ranked #19,641 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 2008 (5 births)
Nevan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nevan span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 591 babies were registered. Nevan has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nevan by Decade
How has Nevan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nevan by State
Birth registrations for Nevan span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Washington, Michigan, North Carolina. On average, about 27 Nevans were registered per state.
Nevan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nevan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nevan
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nevan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nevan?
We estimate approximately 1,160 people named Nevan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 295,478 Americans share this first name.
Is Nevan a common name?
Nevan is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,174 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nevan most popular?
Nevan reached peak popularity in 2004, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nevan is approximately 18 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nevan a male name?
Nevan is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nevan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nevan Smith, Nevan Johnson, Nevan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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