Girls' name · since 1893

Evva

374 babies named Evva in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1919. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#14,079 of 72,339
all-time among girls
374
born since 1893
1910s
peak decade

Evva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 374 recorded since 1893.

Evva has 374 recorded births among girls since 1893, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2023.

  • #14,079 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 374 born since 1893
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evva ranks #14,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 374 born since 1893, peaking in the 1910s.

#14,079 of 72,339
all-time among girls
374
born since 1893
1910s
peak decade
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Evva's 374 recorded births place it above 80.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Evva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Evva's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Evva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1919)
15
Annual births at peak, across 131 years of records
05101520 189319141921192819371953201120212023 6

Evva by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (91 births, 24% of the file).

1910s was Evva's strongest decade.

91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Evva births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 91 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evva?
Since 1893, Social Security records show 374 babies named Evva. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #14,079 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 1919, with 15 births.
Where does Evva sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evva ranks #14,079 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Evva most popular?
Evva was most popular in the 1910s decade with 91 total births. The single peak year was 1919.
How long has the name Evva been used?
Evva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1893, spanning 131 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Evva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evvie, Evvy. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Evva's data

  • Evva's decade-level peak was the 1910s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Evva

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Evva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1893–2023 (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 Evva 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.