How Many People Are Named Evelia?
An estimated 1,349 people in the United States have the first name Evelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Evelia peaked in popularity in 1980 with 38 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evelia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Evelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,349
About 1 in 254,080 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1980
38 births
Total Registered
1,556
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evelia
Evelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,556 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Evelia as a female name
Ranked #4,916 in 2024
27 female births in 2024
Peak: 1980 (38 births)
Evelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evelia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 255 babies were registered. While Evelia is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Evelia by Decade
How has Evelia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Evelia by State
Birth registrations for Evelia span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in North Carolina, Illinois, Texas. On average, about 182 Evelias were registered per state.
Evelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Evelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Evelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evelia?
We estimate approximately 1,349 people named Evelia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 254,080 Americans share this first name.
Is Evelia a common name?
Evelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,556 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evelia most popular?
Evelia reached peak popularity in 1980, when 38 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evelia is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evelia a female name?
Evelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evelia Smith, Evelia Johnson, Evelia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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