How Many People Are Named Even?
An estimated 517 people in the United States have the first name Even. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Even peaked in popularity in 2008 with 28 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Even 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 Even paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
517
About 1 in 662,968 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2008
28 births
Total Registered
548
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Even
Even is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 548 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Even as a male name
Ranked #6,547 in 2024
13 male births in 2024
Peak: 2008 (28 births)
Even: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Even span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 10 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 182 babies were registered. While Even is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Even by Decade
How has Even 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.
Even by State
Even + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Even as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Even
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
Even: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Even?
We estimate approximately 517 people named Even 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 662,968 Americans share this first name.
Is Even a common name?
Even is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 548 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Even most popular?
Even reached peak popularity in 2008, when 28 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Even is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Even a male name?
Even is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Even Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Even Smith, Even Johnson, Even 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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