Total births
15
Boys' name · since 1916
Evel
Evel has 15 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 15
- total births
- 1916–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
Evel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 15 recorded since 1916.
Evel has 15 recorded births among boys since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1926.
- 15 total births
- 1916–1926 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 67% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
15 boys have been named Evel since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1926.
- 15
- total births
- 1916–1926
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 67%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Evel was born in this single decade.
1916
Single peak year
5 babies were named Evel in 1916 - its busiest year on record.
Evel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Evel splits its recorded history at 1920: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births).
Evel at a glance
Last recorded 1926Peak year
1916
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Evel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1926
- Peak year (1916)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 11 years of records
Evel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Evel's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Evel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Evel? ▼
15 babies have been named Evel since 1916. It was last recorded in 1926. The peak year was 1916 with 5 births.
When was Evel most popular? ▼
Evel was most popular in the 1920s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Evel been used? ▼
Evel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 11 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Evel? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Everett, Everette, Everardo, Ever, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Evel
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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, 1916–1926 (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. "Evel: Baby Name Since 1916 - 15 Births, Peak 1916." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/evel. 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 Evel 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.