Recorded 1956–2007 Girls' name Peak 1974 309 births

Evett — girls' name

309 babies named Evett in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s221960s911970s1021980s401990s302000s24
1970s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Evett was born in this single decade.

1974
Single peak year

19 babies were named Evett in 1974 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evett

The Social Security Administration has registered 309 babies named Evett between 1956 and 2007, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evett currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1974, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evett performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Evett shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Evett in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evett 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 309 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.

Evett at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

309

Since 1956

52 years of records

Peak year

1974

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1956

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2007

Evett popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1956

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1974)
19
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 20071997198519791973196819621956 7

Evett by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
102 births that decade — 33% of Evett's all-time total
1950s221960s911970s1021980s401990s302000s24

Evett by state

Where Evett concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Evett
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
#2 Illinois
5 1.6%
California share of Evett's total US births 1.6%
Even split

5 of 309 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evett?
309 babies have been named Evett since 1956. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1974 with 19 births.
When was Evett most popular?
Evett was most popular in the 1970s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Evett most popular?
The top states for the name Evett are California (5 births), Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Evett been used?
Evett has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 52 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Evett?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evelyn, Everly, Eve, Everleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1956–2007 (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.