Girls' name · since 1929

Evalou

16 babies named Evalou in U.S. Social Security records since 1929, with the highest year being 1931. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

16
total births
1929–1935
years on record
1930s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade

16 girls have been named Evalou since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evalou has been recorded 16 times among girls since 1929, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 1935.

  • 16 total births
  • 1929–1935 years on record
  • 1930s peak decade
  • 69% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

16 girls have been named Evalou since 1929, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1935.

16
total births
1929–1935
years on record
1930s
peak decade
69%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

69% of everyone ever named Evalou was born in this single decade.

1931
Single peak year

6 babies were named Evalou in 1931 - its busiest year on record.

Evalou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Evalou's SSA record in two at 1931 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1931 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Evalou at a glance

Last recorded 1935

Total births

16

Since 1929

7 years of records

Peak year

1931

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1935

Active since

1929

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1935

Evalou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–1935

Last recorded 1935
Peak year (1931)
6
Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 192919311935 5

Evalou by decade

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

1930s was Evalou's strongest decade.

11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.

Evalou births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1930s at 11 births (69% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evalou?
16 babies have been named Evalou since 1929. It was last recorded in 1935. The peak year was 1931 with 6 births.
When was Evalou most popular?
Evalou was most popular in the 1930s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1931.
How long has the name Evalou been used?
The SSA has tracked Evalou since 1929 -- 7 years through the most recent 1935 data.
What names are similar to Evalou?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1929–1935 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Evalou: Baby Name Since 1929 - 16 Births, Peak 1931." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/evalou. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Evalou draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.