Evy: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,793

among girls · ↓260 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Evy · -11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 41,212

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2015

61 babies

All-time total

1,346

#6,135 all-time among girls

First recorded

1895

in Social Security records

Evy popularity over time

1,346 babies have been named Evy since 1895, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	5	1	–	#1,683
1900s	5	1	0%	#2,044
1910s	20	2	+300%	#3,357
1920s	33	3	+65%	#3,802
1930s	24	2	-27%	#3,787
1940s	30	3	+25%	#2,979
1950s	33	3	+10%	#4,148
1960s	45	5	+36%	#4,276
1970s	47	5	+4%	#4,312
1980s	39	4	-17%	#7,694
1990s	83	8	+113%	#6,479
2000s	275	28	+231%	#3,604
2010s	445	45	+62%	#2,864
2020s (to 2025)	262	44	-2%	#3,088

Where Evy is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	38	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	37	0.02	outside top 500
2029	37	0.02	outside top 500
2030	37	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Evy

Evy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,793 in 2025 with 39 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1895, 1,346 American babies have been named Evy. Its peak came in 2015, when 61 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Evy stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Evy?

The median living Evy is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 22. An estimated 1,200 people named Evy are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Evy year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	39	#3,793
2024	44	#3,533
2023	35	#4,136
2022	53	#3,088
2021	43	#3,568
2020	48	#3,240
2019	45	#3,470
2018	48	#3,305
2017	50	#3,212
2016	44	#3,543
2015	61	#2,864
2014	31	#4,575
2013	43	#3,597
2012	52	#3,184
2011	26	#5,260
2010	45	#3,536
2009	40	#3,899
2008	45	#3,604
2007	43	#3,737
2006	28	#4,999
2005	20	#6,089
2004	25	#5,109
2003	25	#4,989
2002	25	#4,809
2001	16	#6,715
2000	8	#11,062
1995	11	#7,683
1990	6	#11,845
1985	7	#8,623
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	13	#4,312
1965	6	#6,019
1960	10	#4,276
1955	–	–
1950	5	#5,548
1945	10	#2,979
1940	–	–
1935	5	#4,433
1930	7	#3,787
1925	8	#3,802
1920	7	#4,125
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	5	#2,044
1900	–	–
1895	5	#1,683
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Evy, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Evy?

The median living Evy is about 13 years old. Half of all living Evys are between 7 and 22 years old.

How many people named Evy are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Evy are alive in the United States, based on 1,346 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Evy in 2025?

Evy ranked #3,793 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 39 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Evy?

1,346 babies have been named Evy in the United States since 1895, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Evy most popular?

Evy peaked in 2015, when 61 newborns received the name.

Is Evy a boy or girl name?

Evy is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Evy rising or falling?

Evy has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Evy become more popular?

Evy is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Evy in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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