Recorded 1980–2022 Boys' name Peak 1986 239 births

Evens — boys' name

239 babies named Evens in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1986. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s811990s662000s472010s392020s6
1980s
Peak decade

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

1986
Single peak year

13 babies were named Evens in 1986 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evens

The Social Security Administration has registered 239 babies named Evens between 1980 and 2022, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Evens currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1986, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evens performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Evens shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Florida, which accounts for 55 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Evens in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evens 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 239 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.

Evens at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

239

Since 1980

43 years of records

Peak year

1986

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1980

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 2022

Evens popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1980

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1986)
13
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
468101214 20222012200719991994198719821980 5

Evens by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
81 births that decade — 34% of Evens's all-time total
1980s811990s662000s472010s392020s6

Evens by state

Where Evens concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Evens
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Florida
55 23.0%
#2 New York
10 4.2%
Florida share of Evens's total US births 23.0%
Even split

55 of 239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evens?
239 babies have been named Evens since 1980. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1986 with 13 births.
When was Evens most popular?
Evens was most popular in the 1980s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 1986.
Where is Evens most popular?
The top states for the name Evens are Florida (55 births), New York (10 births).
How long has the name Evens been used?
Evens has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 43 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Evens?
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.

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, 1980–2022 (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.