US rank #10376 Girls' name Peak 1981 1,239 births

Evita — #10376 US girls' name

1,239 babies named Evita in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s491960s571970s161980s6521990s1452000s1422010s1402020s38
#10376
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 41% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Evita was born in this single decade.

1981
Single peak year

210 babies were named Evita in 1981 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evita

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,239 babies named Evita between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evita currently holds the #10376 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 210 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 652 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Evita shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Evita in 15 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evita 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 1,239 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.

Evita at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,239

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

1981

210 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#10,376

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Evita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1981)
210
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
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Evita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
652 births that decade — 53% of Evita's all-time total
1950s491960s571970s161980s6521990s1452000s1422010s1402020s38

Evita by state

Where Evita concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Evita
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
129 10.4%
#2 New York
99 8.0%
#3 Illinois
75 6.1%
#4 Michigan
24 1.9%
#5 Texas
20 1.6%
#6 New Jersey
18 1.5%
#7 Florida
16 1.3%
#8 Alabama
10 0.8%
California share of Evita's total US births 10.4%
Even split

129 of 1,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.

Evita appears in 15 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evita?
1,239 babies have been named Evita since 1951. It currently ranks #10376 among girls. The peak year was 1981 with 210 births.
When was Evita most popular?
Evita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 652 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
Where is Evita most popular?
The top states for the name Evita are California (129 births), New York (99 births), Illinois (75 births).
How long has the name Evita been used?
Evita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Evita?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evie, Evia, Eviana, Evianna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1951–2024 (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.