There are 46 -van names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are -van names 1 to 20. Evan was the most popular among these names in 2008. The name is primarily used in Scottish, English, and Welsh, and it was followed in popularity by the Belorussian, Czech, English, Russian, Slavic, and Ukrainian Ivan, the English and Irish Donovan, the English Devan, and lastly the English name, Donavan. The unusual -van names are Alvan (English), Arvan, Astevan (Spanish), Bevan, Cavan (Irish), Dunavan (English), Estavan (English), Estevan (English and Spanish), Estovan (Spanish), Galvan (English), Garvan (English), Gavan (English), Ghjuvan (Corsican), Istevan (Spanish), and Istvan (Hungarian). -van names are fairly popular baby names for boys. The names have been increasing in popularity since the 1940s. At the recent height of their usage in 2005, 0.803% of baby boys were given -van names. There were 9 -van names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. In 2008, 8 -van names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.744%. Within all -van names, the Scottish, English, and Welsh Evan was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #38 and a usage of 0.4566%.
Alvan  | elf friend; noble friend ... of Old English origin and it is used ... variant form of Alvin ... |
| Arvan | horse ... origin is Sanskrit ... an uncommon baby boy name ... not in the top 1000 names ... |
| Astevan | crowned ... used mostly in Spanish and its ... variation of Stephen ... not popular as a baby name for boys ... |
| Bevan | son of Evan ...The origin of Bevan is Welsh ... name is sometimes chosen in place of Evan Jr ... |
| Cavan | handsome one ... an Irish name of Irish Gaelic origin ... unusual as a baby name for boys ... |
Devan  746 | poet; fawn; little dark one ... used chiefly in the English language and ... variant of Devin ... |
Donavan  964 | descendant of Donndubhán, ... language of origin is Celtic and it is ... variant of Donovan ... |
Donovan  214 | descendant of Donndubhán, ... of Celtic origin, and it is used ... name Donovan was first adopted by English ... |
| Dunavan | descendant of Donndubhán, ... mainly used in English and its ... variant form of Donovan ... |
| Estavan | crowned ... of Old Greek origin and it is used ... variant of Stephen ... uncommon as a baby boy name ... |
Estevan  | crowned ... language of origin is Old Greek ... predominantly used in English and Spanish ... |
| Estovan | crowned ... language of origin is Old Greek and it is ... variant of Stephen ... an uncommon baby boy name ... |
Evan  38 | born of the yew; Yahweh ... used chiefly in the Scottish, English, ... variant of Eoghan ... |
| Galvan | a sparrow, brightly ... of Irish Gaelic origin and it is used ... variation of Galvin ... |
| Garvan | little, rough one ... of Irish Gaelic origin and it is ... an unusual baby boy name ... |
| Gavan | white hawk ... language of origin is Welsh and it is ... variant of Gavin ... not in the top 1000 names ... |
| Ghjuvan | Yahweh is gracious, ... of Hebrew origin and it is used ... variant of John ... not listed in the top 1000 ... |
| Istevan | crowned ... largely used in the Spanish language ... variant of Stephen ... a rare baby boy name ... |
| Istvan | crowned ... mainly used in Hungarian and its ... variation of Stephen ... not widely used as a baby name for ... |
Ivan  132 | Yahweh is gracious, ... used chiefly in the Belorussian, Czech, ... variant of John ... |
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