How Many People Are Named Evander Williams?

There are approximately 18 people named Evander Williams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Evander with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Williams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 19,041,908 Americans

Combination Rarity

Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Evander

Last Name

Williams

Est. Bearers 1,790,492

Census Rank #3

Per 100K 522.38

Rarity Very Common

Evander: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Evander. The peak year was 2021 with 330 births. The average person named Evander today is 14 years old.

Ancestry of the First Name Evander

In the 2020 Census, the first name Evander was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (41.71%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (22.52%) and Black (19.29%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Evander in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Evander rose or fell over time.

White

41.71%

Black

19.29%

Hispanic

22.52%

Asian/Pacific Islander

3.87%

American Indian/Alaska Native

3.23%

Two or More Races

9.38%

Ancestry of the Williams Surname

The surname Williams was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Black in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Williams in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

43.82%

Black

46.22%

Hispanic

3.50%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.59%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.78%

Two or More Races

5.08%

How we calculated this

The first name "Evander" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Williams" appears at a rate of 522.38 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Evander are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 18 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Evander

Evander Smith Evander Johnson Evander Jones Evander Brown Evander Garcia

Other people with the surname Williams

Michael Williams James Williams John Williams David Williams Robert Williams William Williams Christopher Williams Joseph Williams

Evander Williams: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Evander Williams?

We estimate approximately 18 people named Evander Williams are alive in the United States today. The first name Evander is shared by 3,515 Americans, and the surname Williams is shared by 1,790,492.

How rare is the name Evander Williams?

This name combination is classified as Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 19,041,908 Americans. The first name Evander is rare and the surname Williams is very common.

Is Evander a male or female name?

Evander is predominantly male, with 100.0% of bearers being male and 0.0% female. It peaked in popularity in 2021 and the average bearer today is 14 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Evander?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Evander was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (41.71%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (22.52%) and Black (19.29%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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