Girls' name · since 1919
Evette
Evette has 6,211 recorded births since 1919 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1967 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,035 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,211
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
6,211 babies have been named Evette since 1919, making it today's #3035 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Evette recorded 6,211 times among girls since 1919, holding rank #3035 nationally today, ahead of 82% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2025.
- #2,239 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,035 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,211 born since 1919
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evette ranks #2,239 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,035 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,211 born since 1919, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,239 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,035 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,211
- born since 1919
- 1960s
- peak decade
Evette's 6,211 recorded births place it above 96.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Evette compares
6,211 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Evette's all-time total is 17x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evette | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,211 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 236 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Evette's full recorded timeline at 1981, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 236 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Evette popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2025
- Peak year (1967)
- 236
- Annual births at peak, across 107 years of records
Evette by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,678 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Evette's strongest decade.
1,678 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Evette births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 8
1930s
8 births
- 1940s 134
1940s
134 births
- 1950s 561
1950s
561 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,678 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,368 births
- 1980s
1980s
762 births
- 1990s 518
1990s
518 births
- 2000s 435
2000s
435 births
- 2010s 418
2010s
418 births
- 2020s 319
2020s
319 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,678 births (27% of all-time use).
How Evette 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 Evette's total volume
Evette by state
Where Evette concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,076 | 17.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 686 | 11.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 537 | 8.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 251 | 4.0% |
| #5 | New Jersey | | 203 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 139 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Florida | | 134 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 94 | 1.5% |
1,076 of 6,211 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Evette appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evette's data
- Evette's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,678 total births); usage has since declined to 319 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Evettes (1,076 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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Names with a similar popularity rank to Evette
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~106 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, 1919–2025 (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 Evette 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.