Recorded 1912–1929 Boys' name Peak 1915 49 births

Evald — boys' name

49 babies named Evald in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s441920s5
1910s
Peak decade

90% of everyone ever named Evald was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

10 babies were named Evald in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evald

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Evald between 1912 and 1929, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Evald currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1929. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evald performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 44 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Evald shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evald in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 49 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Evald at a glance

Last recorded 1929

Total births

49

Since 1912

18 years of records

Peak year

1915

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1929

Active since

1912

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 1929

Evald popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1912

Last recorded 1929
Peak year (1915)
10
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
4681012 1929191919181916191519141912 5

Evald by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
44 births that decade — 90% of Evald's all-time total
1910s441920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evald?
49 babies have been named Evald since 1912. It was last recorded in 1929. The peak year was 1915 with 10 births.
When was Evald most popular?
Evald was most popular in the 1910s decade with 44 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Evald been used?
Evald has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 18 years of data through 1929.
What names are similar to Evald?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evan, Evans, Evander, Evaristo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1912–1929 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.