Even

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 5 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Even is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• French given name35K records spelled Even12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Mexico, Argentina

  Languages: French, Spanish

  Also written Éven, Evèn, Èven, Évén, Êven

• English given name25K records spelled Even12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, Brazil, Germany

  Languages: English, German, Dutch

  Also written Evén, Ëvêñ, Ëvén, Eveñ, Éven

• Portuguese given name7.1K records spelled Even3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Brazil, Norway, United States, Philippines

  Also written Éven

• Turkish given name1.2K records spelled Even5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Sweden, Türkiye, United States, Norway

  Also written Evén, Èvèn, Eveñ

• a separate given name992 records spelled Even3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Norway, India, Ecuador

  Also written Éven

• Indonesian given name704 records spelled Even3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, Malaysia, United States, Philippines

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Evèn

53 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Even is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In Norwegian, a male given name, variant of Eivind

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Norwegian Nynorsk, definite singular of eve

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In French, Origine celtique; signifie « bien né ».

  as a name·Le grand guide des prénoms (Enfant - Education)

• In Kurdish, Good

  as a word·kurdi.sh Kurdish personal names dictionary

• In Dutch, just

  as a word·A Frequency Dictionary of Dutch

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

NO SSB — Navn (1880–present) — 81 years between 1945–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Even Pellerudb. 1953NONorwegian footballer and manager
• Ingvar Ambjørnsenb. 1956NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian writer (1956–2025)
• Even Holtb. 1963NONorwegian writer and physician
• Magnetb. 1970NOnot in their usual nameNorwegian singer-songwriter
• Even Benestadb. 1974NONorwegian filmmaker
• Even Skatrudb. 1977NONorwegian jazz trombonist
• Even Wettenb. 1982NONorwegian speed skater
• Even Aleksander Hagenb. 1988NONorwegian politician
• Even Hovlandb. 1989NONorwegian association football player
• EvenusILnot in their usual nameancient Greek epigrammatist

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 417 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Even?

We estimate roughly 12 thousand people bear Even (counting its spellings and scripts) across 13 countries in our records.

In which country does Even have the most bearers?

We estimate about 8.4 thousand people bear Even in Norway, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled even.

Where is Even most common?

Even is densest in Norway, where the national register counts about 1 in 653 people carrying it.

How common is Even compared with other names?

In Norway, Even is the 138th most common given name of 38,312 given names recorded there.

Is Even a male or female name?

Even is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Even mean?

Recorded meaning: Breton form of Yves, from Celtic Ivo ‘yew’