Recorded 1913–2009 Boys' name Peak 1920 187 births

Evo — boys' name

187 babies named Evo in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s701920s1021930s102000s5
1920s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Evo was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

18 babies were named Evo in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evo

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Evo between 1913 and 2009, spanning 97 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Evo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Evo shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Evo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evo 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 187 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.

Evo at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

187

Since 1913

97 years of records

Peak year

1920

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1913

Recorded for 97 years

Last year on file: 2009

Evo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1913

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1920)
18
Annual births at peak — across 97 years of records
05101520 2009192919251922191919161913 5

Evo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
102 births that decade — 55% of Evo's all-time total
1910s701920s1021930s102000s5

Evo by state

Where Evo concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Evo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
5 2.7%
Illinois share of Evo's total US births 2.7%

5 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evo?
187 babies have been named Evo since 1913. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1920 with 18 births.
When was Evo most popular?
Evo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Evo most popular?
The top states for the name Evo are Illinois (5 births).
How long has the name Evo been used?
Evo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 97 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Evo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evon, Evonte, Evodio, Evone, and 1 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, 1913–2009 (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.