Is Nevan a boy or girl name?

Nevan is a boy’s name. Of the 1,189 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.4% were girls and 99.6% were boys.

Nevan

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Nevan was most popular in 2004, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,914 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,189 people named Nevan.

Nevan over time

Births per year. The dot marks Nevan’s peak in 2004. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Nevan a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Nevan is a boy’s name — 0.4% of the 1,189 Americans given it were girls and 99.6% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Nevan

Where Nevan is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org