girl's name

Evella

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 6
  • Births on record 167

Evella is a girl's name. In 2023 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1927, when 9 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1915.

Evella over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

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'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '10 '20
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Births named Evella by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 26
1920s 41
1930s 27
1940s 12
1950s 11
1960s 18
1970s 5
2010s 19
2020s (to 2023) 5

How popular is Evella?

In 2023, Evella was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Evella is used

England & Wales #6,589 3 in 2022
United States #15,967 5 in 2023

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 Evella

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

Parents who like Evella also like

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

Sibling names for Evella

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Evella — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Evella

How popular is the name Evella?

In 2023, Evella was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Evella is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Evella most popular?

Evella peaked in 1927, when 9 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.