Evah
Hebrew name meaning "life-giver" or "mother of all living".
Name Census estimates that about 444 living Americans carry the first name Evah. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Evah today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Evah births was 2011 (37 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Evah. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Evah with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
444
~ 1 in 771,969 Americans
Peak year
2011
37 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#7,688
Tracked since 1887
Census
Evah in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 420 people with the first name Evah, which placed it at #23,335 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#23,335
National first-name rank
People counted
420
420 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Evah
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evah is White at 51.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.8%) and Black (12.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Evah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Evah at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.0% · 214
- Hispanic or Latino24.8% · 104
- Black or African American12.6% · 53
- Two or more races6.2% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.0% · 17
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 6
Popularity
Evah: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Evah from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 260 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Evah by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Evah during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Evahs live
The SSA's state-level files cover 3 states and territories. California, Florida, Texas recorded the most babies named Evah, while Texas, Florida, California recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 12 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Evah
The name Evah is derived from the Hebrew name Chavah, which means "life-giver" or "mother of all living". It is the feminine form of the biblical name Eve, the first woman in the Book of Genesis. The name Evah is believed to have originated around the 10th century BCE, when the Hebrew Bible was written.
The name Evah appears in various ancient Hebrew texts, including the Torah and the Talmud. It is mentioned in the Book of Genesis as the name given to the first woman created by God from Adam's rib. The name is also found in other religious scriptures, such as the Quran, where it is spelled as Hawwa.
One of the earliest recorded examples of the name Evah is in the Hebrew Bible, where it refers to the wife of Adam and the mother of Cain and Abel. In the biblical account, Evah is described as the first woman created by God and the progenitor of the human race.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Evah. One of the most famous is Evah Pinero (1892-1963), a Cuban-American actress and singer who was a prominent figure in the Vaudeville era. Another notable Evah is Evah Braun (1912-1945), the longtime companion and wife of Adolf Hitler.
Other historical figures with the name Evah include Evah Killick (1861-1936), a British suffragist and women's rights activist; Evah Canel (1857-1932), a Cuban writer and journalist; and Evah Peron (1919-1952), the former First Lady of Argentina and a prominent political figure known as "Evita".
The name Evah has remained popular throughout various cultures and time periods, with slight variations in spelling and pronunciation. While its origins can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, the name has transcended its religious roots and has been adopted by people of diverse backgrounds and beliefs.
People
Evah + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Evah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Evah: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evah?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 444 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Evah going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 771,969 US residents.
Is Evah a common name?
We classify Evah as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 766 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Evah most popular?
The single biggest year for Evah was 2011, when 37 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Evah is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Evah in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 420 people with the name Evah, or 0.14 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #23,335 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Evah in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Evah?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Evah leans strongly female. 409 people counted with this name were female (97.6%), compared with 10 male bearers (2.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Evah?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evah is White at 51.0%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (24.8%) and Black (12.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Evah most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Evah in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.0% (214 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Evah in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Evah a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Evah in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Evah still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Evah in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Evah can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Evah?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.