Evian
Masculine · “of the water”
Evian is given to both — 629 boys and 273 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Évian is a French spa town whose name comes from the Latin aquianum — of the water — and the bottled water is named for it.
How old is the name Evian?
Evian first appears in US birth records in 1988 — 37 years ago. The typical Evian is a kid of about 4 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Evian are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Evian most popular?
Evian peaked in 2024, reaching #1938 nationally. Today it ranks #2572, 634 places below that high. See the whole 2024 chart.
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Where it comes from
From aquianum to Evian
Our story of Evian
Our story of Evian is a story of a spring. Évian-les-Bains sits on Lake Geneva and its name is generally traced to a Latin word for water, which the mineral springs explain; the bottled water made the place name global. American families began using Evian as a given name in the 2000s, and whether they meant the town, the water or the sound of Evan is not recorded.
Meaningscholars disagree
of the water
The town of Évian-les-Bains takes its name from a Latin form generally read as aquianum, 'of the water', reflecting its springs. As a given name it may alternatively be a modern coinage on Evan. Neither is established for American use.
How the name formed
- aquianum
- Évian
- Evian
Related forms: Évian · Evan
Pronouncing Evian
EV-ee-un
Three syllables, stress on the first. French Évian is ay-vee-AHN.
Nicknames for Evian
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1988
- Most boys named
- 202481 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1938reached in 2024
- Change vs 2024
- −37.0%51 in 2025, from 81
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Evian in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Évian in French — same name
- Evan in English — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Arizona.
Evians among us
people named Evian are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 33,492 born in 2025 was named Evian
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Cordarro test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Evian's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Cordarro climbed just as high around 1987, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Cordarro's path sketches the road Evian is walking now.
Evian sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Evian is headed
Evian looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 59% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Evian beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Evian in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- The of-the-water meaning is concrete where it holds.
- Ev and Evan are two short forms, both with real records.
- Three syllables with a front stress, which holds up against a short surname.
- A bottled water brand dominates the association.
- French and English say it entirely differently.
- The origin is not established for American use.
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Masculine · #2572 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Evians are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Evian are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Evian in 2025?
- Evian ranks #2572 among US boy names in 2025, with 51 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Evian?
- About 1 in every 33,492 US boys born in 2025 was named Evian — 51 in all.
- Will my child share the name Evian with classmates?
- Evian will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Evian
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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