girl's name

Evah

EE-vuh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 894

Evah is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 2011, when 37 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1887.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Evah Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

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Births named Evah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 11
1890s 46
1900s 55
1910s 86
1920s 96
1930s 27
1940s 6
1950s 0
1960s 0
1970s 0
1980s 0
1990s 0
2000s 106
2010s 260
2020s (to 2025) 89

How Popular Is Evah?

In 2025, Evah was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Evah Is Used

Scotland #728 4 in 2016
Canada #3,723 5 in 2018
England & Wales #4,330 5 in 2022
France #6,422 5 in 2024
United States #8,082 13 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Evah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Evah Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Evah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Evah

  • English EE-vuh

Sibling Names for Evah

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Evah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Evah

How popular is the name Evah?

In 2025, Evah was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Evah a girl's or a boy's name?

Evah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Evah?

Evah has 2 syllables.

When was Evah most popular?

Evah peaked in 2011, when 37 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Evah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Evah currently ranks #8,082 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.