How Many People Are Named Evella?
An estimated 61 people in the United States have the first name Evella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 46 years old, and Evella peaked in popularity in 1927 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evella 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 Evella paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Evella is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
61
About 1 in 5,618,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
46
years old
Peak Year
1927
9 births
Total Registered
164
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evella
Evella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 164 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Evella as a female name
Ranked #15,931 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1927 (9 births)
Evella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evella span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 41 babies were registered. Evella has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Evella by Decade
How has Evella 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.
Evella by State
Evella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Evella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Evella
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Evella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evella?
We estimate approximately 61 people named Evella 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 5,618,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Evella a common name?
Evella is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 57.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 164 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evella most popular?
Evella reached peak popularity in 1927, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evella is approximately 46 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evella a female name?
Evella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evella Smith, Evella Johnson, Evella 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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