US rank #5961 Girls' name Peak 2017 1,198 births

Evalee — #5961 US girls' name

1,198 babies named Evalee in U.S. Social Security records since 1900, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#5961
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 66% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Evalee was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

73 babies were named Evalee in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evalee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,198 babies named Evalee between 1900 and 2024, spanning 125 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evalee currently holds the #5961 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 73 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evalee performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 405 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Evalee shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 70 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Evalee in 6 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evalee 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 1,198 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.

Evalee at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,198

Since 1900

125 years of records

Peak year

2017

73 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,961

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1900

Recorded for 125 years

Last year on file: 2024

Evalee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1900

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
73
Annual births at peak — across 125 years of records
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Evalee by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
405 births that decade — 34% of Evalee's all-time total
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Evalee by state

Where Evalee concentrates geographically — total births since 1900

Geographically diffuse
Top 6 states by recorded births for the name Evalee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
70 5.8%
#2 Texas
46 3.8%
#3 California
9 0.8%
#4 Pennsylvania
5 0.4%
#5 Tennessee
5 0.4%
#6 Washington
5 0.4%
Kentucky share of Evalee's total US births 5.8%
Even split

70 of 1,198 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evalee?
1,198 babies have been named Evalee since 1900. It currently ranks #5961 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 73 births.
When was Evalee most popular?
Evalee was most popular in the 2010s decade with 405 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Evalee most popular?
The top states for the name Evalee are Kentucky (70 births), Texas (46 births), California (9 births).
How long has the name Evalee been used?
Evalee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1900, spanning 125 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Evalee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eva, Evangeline, Evangelina, Evalyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1900–2024 (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.