Recorded 1917–1997 Girls' name Peak 1921 104 births

Evona — girls' name

104 babies named Evona in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Evona was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

8 babies were named Evona in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evona

The Social Security Administration has registered 104 babies named Evona between 1917 and 1997, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evona currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1997. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evona performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Evona shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evona 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 104 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.

Evona at a glance

Last recorded 1997

Total births

104

Since 1917

81 years of records

Peak year

1921

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1997

Active since

1917

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 1997

Evona popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–1917

Last recorded 1997
Peak year (1921)
8
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
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Evona by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
31 births that decade — 30% of Evona's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evona?
104 babies have been named Evona since 1917. It was last recorded in 1997. The peak year was 1921 with 8 births.
When was Evona most popular?
Evona was most popular in the 1920s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Evona been used?
Evona has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 81 years of data through 1997.
What names are similar to Evona?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evonne, Evon, Evolet, Evony, 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, 1917–1997 (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.