Nevan
Boy name · 3 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Nevan: 3 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to boys, peaking at 3 births in 2011.
The name Nevan is an Anglicised form of the Irish and Scottish Gaelic name Naoimhín, a diminutive of naomh, meaning "holy" or "saintly," and thus translates as "little saint." A notable bearer is Nevan Spence, a young British soldier who was one of the first casualties of the Iraq War in 2003, while the name also appears in sports through the Irish footballer Nevan Johnson. The etymological root naomh connects it to places such as Saintfield in County Down, which shares a similar Gaelic saintly derivation. An interesting correlation is that Nevan is sometimes considered a modern variant of the more common Irish name Kevin, both carrying the "holy" meaning.
Boy 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20113 babies
- Latest (2011)
- #6483 babies
- Total births
- 3since 2011
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y