Given name & surname
Evian
“God is gracious”
Evian is a variant of Evan. In Welsh use, Evan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evian is a variant of Evan. In Welsh use, Evan carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1988. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evian through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 902
- 629 boys · 273 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 86 babies
- 2025
- 51
- #2,582 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +176%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 51 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,582 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (17). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 578 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.
Evian’s family of names
Evian has a related form in Evan. In Greek usage, Evian as a surname is a transliteration of Εγοιάν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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