When you hear this name, does it sound trendy? To me, Ethan and Owen are becoming really trendy and I am trying to pick a name that is more classic. Other names that I love, but can't use are William, Benjamin, Elliot, Matthew...
Does Evan fit with these more "classic" names, or do you consider it to be trendy? I may be over thinking it, but, it's hard to remember my first impressions of this name since I've been obsessing over baby names for 7 months!
Thanks
Re: Does Evan sound trendy?
I'm with Reyka... I wouldn't call it trendy, but I wouldn't really call it a classic either...for some reason it DOES feel kind of 90's, even though it's more popular now than it has been in a long time.
I'm feeling very conflicted about Evan and it's confusing for me.
I think it's a little trendy sounding...but not nearly as bad as Aiden, Jackson etc.
I'd call Evan a "modern classic" ? that is, a name that was fairly rare before the 1970s, but has gone mainstream in the past few decades. Other names like this would be Kyle or Ryan ? names that are popular among boys of our generation. They aren't modern in the way that Kayden and Kaylee are because they were established names for a long time, just not in popular use by English-speaking Americans.
Evan's a bit different because it is still trending up (very slowly), while Kyle and Ryan have peaked and are on the way down. Evan's been in the top 100 since 1983, creeping up into the low 40s and high 30s in the past few years. To me, that slow growth doesn't read as trendy, but as "modern classic."
Baby Name Popularity by State
Based solely on this graph of popularity, I would say it's probably considered trendy:
ETA - I think I agree with pp though - "modern classic" might be accurate.
well done Plunderb. This sums it up nicely.
I would put Evan in the same category as Ethan, Owen and Mason. Like Hannah I think 90s because that is when they first started to pick up momentum in popularity (it seems).
I wouldn't consider it "classic" but it is a good name.
This.
BFP#1 10 wk missed mc
BFP#2 DS born at 40+2 on 8/14/12 BFP#3 DD Born at 39+3 on 5/13/14
Baby Boy born sleeping at 20 weeks.
Hmm...
While I agree with the "modern classic" assessment, unfortunately, Evan does *feel* trendy to me in a similar way that Owen does. I know so many little Owens and Evans 10 and under (including a newborn on the way) and yes, the names do fit neatly into several trends even if the name has some classic elements to it. Or to put it another way, Evan does sound dated to me even though the climb has been slower compared to say, Mason.
That said, it's not a name I'd avoid if I loved it... it's a legit, perfectly nice name. But if you want to avoid that "trendy feel", you may want to nix this one and find a name that is not 2-syllables-ending-with-n-trending-upwards-similar-to-female-trends-like-Eve.
This is my son's name, so I love it! I only know 2 other Evans. One is 16, and one is 10. My DS is 5.
I picked it because I had a missed m/c prior to him and got pg the following month. When I saw the meaning ("God is good") it sealed it for me.