Names / Boy names
Nevan
Current rank
#6,340
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,712
in 2004
First recorded
1986
in U.S. data
Children named
1,100
since 1986
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,712 in 2004 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Often interpreted as "holy" or "little saint.". Stateside, it first appears in 1986. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 1,100 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.