Eivan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Eivan by the numbers

Eivan was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 16 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.

What we can tell you about Eivan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eivan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • EvanGod is gracious4,795 in the US (2017)
  • Eitanfirm, strong, enduring96 in the US (2017)
  • Eivinisland river; a variant of Eyvind36 in the US (2017)
  • Eavanfair; beautiful; radiant6 in the US (2017)
  • Eian56 in the US (2017)
  • Eidan53 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Eivan

Names that are said the same way as Eivan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Evyngod is gracious; a modern respelling of Evan66 in the US (2017)
  • Evynnwished for child; variant of Evelyn12 in the US (2017)
  • Efanyoung warrior; a form of Evan10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evenlife; a form of Eve or Evan5 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evanna form of Evan; young warrior or descendant of Eoghan9 in the US (2017)
  • Evin12 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Eivan

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