Evander

Where Evander comes from

From Latin Euander, from Ancient Greek Εὔανδρος (Eúandros, literally “good man”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Evander
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1888
    First appearance
    #1,031 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1962
    Evander Holyfield born
    American boxer
  3. 1998
    Evander born
    Brazilian association football player
  4. 2025
    Peak, #698
    389 babies named Evander — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Evander Holyfield · American boxer, born 1962
  • Evander · Brazilian association football player, born 1998
  • Evander Kane · Canadian ice hockey player, born 1991
  • Evander Bradley McGilvary · American philosophical scholar, 1864–1953

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.