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Meaning, origin and pronunciation, with published usage by place and year.
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God is gracious, in the recorded John-name tradition
This interpretation belongs to the Hebrew-derived route in the source that explicitly links Evann and Evan. The separately reported Breton/Yves association is not merged into the same literal meaning. It is a historical religious-language gloss, not a statement about a bearer’s beliefs or character.
A documented Hebrew-derived John-name route through Evan
Nominis explicitly includes Evann as an alternative spelling in its Evan entry and gives a Hebrew Yohanân explanation. This is one documented name-family route. Its separate Breton/Yves association is visitor-supplied and remains unresolved; neither account is imposed on every bearer.
Not yet published for this spelling.
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
| Place | Year | Recorded usage | Published births | Rank | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2007 | Girls | 5 | 3137 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| Canada | 2018 | Boys | 7 | 2176 | 2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2007 | Girls | 5 (rounded to 5) | 5394 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| France | 2025 | Boys | 50 (rounded to 5) | 784 | Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published. |
| England & Wales | 2012 | Boys | 4 | 3987 | Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published. |
| United States | 2021 | Girls | 7 | 12206 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
| United States | 2023 | Boys | 6 | 10821 | Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts. |
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
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This interpretation belongs to the Hebrew-derived route in the source that explicitly links Evann and Evan. The separately reported Breton/Yves association is not merged into the same literal meaning. It is a historical religious-language gloss, not a statement about a bearer’s beliefs or character. Credit: Nominis, French Bishops' Conference. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
Checked against cited source
Nominis explicitly includes Evann as an alternative spelling in its Evan entry and gives a Hebrew Yohanân explanation. This is one documented name-family route. Its separate Breton/Yves association is visitor-supplied and remains unresolved; neither account is imposed on every bearer. Credit: Nominis, French Bishops' Conference. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
Checked against cited source
Nominis explicitly lists Evann under Evan. The entry gives a Hebrew-derived interpretation and separately reports a visitor-supplied Breton association with Yves. These accounts have different evidential weight; this review does not resolve a single linguistic origin or literal meaning for every bearer of Evann. Credit: Nominis, French Bishops' Conference. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
Checked against cited source
The Evan entry explicitly includes Evann as an alternative spelling. No pronunciation is transferred from Evan, and its broader derived-name list is not imported as variants of Evann. Credit: Nominis, French Bishops' Conference. Original factual summary by Rare Baby Names; source rights retained. No source prose, images or audio reproduced.
Original factual summary; source rights retained
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Attribution: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence
License: Open Government Licence v3.0
Attribution: U.S. Social Security Administration
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.
