Given name
Nevan
“the little saint”
Nevan is used as a given name. One Irish interpretation is “the little saint.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Irish interpretation is “the little saint.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Irish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Nevan through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,189
- 1,184 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2004
- 75 babies
- 2025
- 14
- #6,340 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 14 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,340 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 10.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 75 in 2004. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,049 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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