Girls' name · since 1951
Evita
Evita has 1,247 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,086 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,247
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Evita is the #11086 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,247 recorded since 1951.
Evita has 1,247 recorded births among girls since 1951, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11086 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1951 to 2025.
- #6,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,086 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,247 born since 1951
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evita ranks #6,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,086 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,247 born since 1951, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,086 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,247
- born since 1951
- 1980s
- peak decade
Evita's 1,247 recorded births place it above 91.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Evita compares
1,247 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Evita's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evita | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,247 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 210 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Evita's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 35% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 65%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1953, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1981 peak of 210, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Evita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–2025
- Peak year (1981)
- 210
- Annual births at peak, across 75 years of records
Evita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (652 births, 52% of the file).
1980s was Evita's strongest decade.
652 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Evita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 49
1950s
49 births
- 1960s 57
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
- 1980s
1980s
652 births
- 1990s 145
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 142
2000s
142 births
- 2010s 140
2010s
140 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 652 births (52% of all-time use).
How Evita 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 Evita's total volume
Evita by state
Where Evita concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 129 | 10.3% |
| #2 | New York | | 99 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 75 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 24 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 18 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 16 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Alabama | | 10 | 0.8% |
129 of 1,247 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Evita appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evita's data
- Evita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (652 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Evitas (129 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~74 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, 1951–2025 (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 Evita 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.