Nevan is a boy's name of Irish and Celtic origin meaning “saintly, holy.” In 2024 it was given to 17 boys in the United States.
Nevan belongs to the Irish & Celtic tradition. Its meaning — “saintly, holy” — is the sense carried by its Irish and Celtic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Nevan first appears in Social Security records in 1986. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1712 in 2004, and in 2024 17 babies received the name — 1,169 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Nevan means “saintly, holy” in its Irish and Celtic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Nevan is a boy name. In 2024, 17 babies received the name in the US.
Nevan comes from the Irish & Celtic tradition.
Nevan first appears in US records in 1986. Its best-ever ranking was #1712 in 2004, and 17 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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