Girls' name · since 1912
Evelia
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,594 babies named Evelia, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,839 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,594
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Evelia is the #3839 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,594 recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evelia has been recorded 1,594 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #3839 nationally and more common than 78% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #5,477 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,839 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,594 born since 1912
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evelia ranks #5,477 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,839 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,594 born since 1912, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,477 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,839 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,594
- born since 1912
- 1980s
- peak decade
Evelia's 1,594 recorded births place it above 92.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Evelia compares
1,594 Top 25% higher than 75% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Evelia's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evelia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,594 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evelia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Evelia splits its recorded history at 1978: 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 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1980 peak of 38 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Evelia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Evelia by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (255 births, 16% of the file).
1980s was Evelia's strongest decade.
255 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Evelia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 50
1930s
50 births
- 1940s 52
1940s
52 births
- 1950s 95
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
128 births
- 1970s
1970s
208 births
- 1980s
1980s
255 births
- 1990s
1990s
230 births
- 2000s
2000s
198 births
- 2010s
2010s
190 births
- 2020s
2020s
147 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 255 births (16% of all-time use).
How Evelia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Evelia's total volume
Evelia by state
Where Evelia concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 574 | 36.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 145 | 9.1% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.3% |
574 of 1,594 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Evelia's data
- Evelia's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (255 total births) through the 2020s (147) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Evelias (574 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Evelia
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evelia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Evelia 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 August 2026.