Given name
Evanna
“God is gracious”
Evanna is a variant of Evana. In English use, Evana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evanna 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 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evanna through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,140
- 0 boys · 1,140 girls
- Most popular year
- 2020
- 67 babies
- 2025
- 63
- #2,729 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +11%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 63 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,729 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 11.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Ohio and Texas shared the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (5 each). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 758 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Evanna
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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