Given name & surname

Evani

“God is gracious”

Evani is a variant of Evana. In English use, Evana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Evani is a variant of Evana. In English use, Evana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Evani through the years

Babies since 1880
435
0 boys · 435 girls
Most popular year
2023
73 babies
2025
36
#4,010 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+126%
Rising fast
020406020002025Highest share 202322
Evani in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1999–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inTexas, California
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Texas (7), California (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,010 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 125.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 257 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Evani’s family of names

Evani has a related form in Evana.

Walk Evani’s family in the name graph

EvaniEvanyEvana

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

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Alini

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>99% girls

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Edianny

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>99% girls

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>99% girls

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Elleny

0Not recently recorded

>99% girls

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Enara

“swallow”

16Very rareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

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