Evanna

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A few things about Evanna you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Evanna

Evanna Lynch

Irish actress (born 1991)

Choose Evanna and your child shares a first name with Evanna Lynch, an Irish actress. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Evanna, like who?” Evanna Lynch's Wikipedia article is available in 50 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 25,510 baby girls born in the US in 2025 was named Evanna, 63 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Evanna would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistoryEvanna first shows up in US birth records in 1920, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 105 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIts best year was 1956, when it reached #2,249.
• 📈Then vs nowEvanna is 6.4× more common today than it was in 2000. In 2000 it was given to about 1 in 163,934 baby girls; in 2025, about 1 in 25,510.
• 🍂TrendEvanna has slipped 170 places over the last five years and now sits at #2,719. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.

About the name Evanna

Evanna is a girl name of English and Irish origin. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, starting with E and ending in “-nna”. US birth records list Evanna for girls from 1920 to 2025, in 54 of those 106 years. Its best year was 1956, when it ranked #2,249 among girl names. In 2025 it ranked #2,719, with 63 babies.

Origin:English namesIrish names