Evart
Evart is a variant spelling of the masculine given name "Everard", derived from Old German meaning "truly brave" or "truly strong".
Name Census estimates that about 11 living Americans carry the first name Evart. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Evart today is around 83 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Evart births was 1930 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Evart. 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.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Evart is about 83 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Evarts were born before 1953.
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Evart. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
11
~ 1 in 31,159,485 Americans
Peak year
1930
10 babies that year
Average age
83
years old
1962 SSA rank
#4,247
Tracked since 1913
Popularity
Evart: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Evart from the 1910s through to the 1960s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 46 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Evart 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 Evart during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Evarts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Evart
The name Evart is an English variant of the French name Evrard, which is derived from the Germanic personal name Eburhард. This name is a compound of the elements "ebur" meaning "boar" and "hard" meaning "hardy" or "brave." The name Evrard was introduced into England by the Normans after the Norman Conquest of 1066.
In its earliest recorded usage, the name Evart appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086, a manuscript record of a great survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The entry mentions an individual named Evart holding lands in Oxfordshire.
One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Evart of Amboise, a 12th-century French nobleman who served as a knight and counselor to King Louis VII of France. He accompanied the king on the Second Crusade to the Holy Land in 1147.
Another notable figure with the name was Evart van Zuylen van Nijevelt, a 16th-century Dutch diplomat and statesman. He served as the ambassador of the Dutch Republic to the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England in the late 1500s.
In the 17th century, Evart Andriesz was a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life paintings of fruit and flowers. He was born in Middelburg, Netherlands, in 1621 and died in 1672.
Moving to the 18th century, Evart van Scherpenzeel Heusch was a Dutch military officer who served as the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1737 to 1741. He was born in 1688 and died in 1748.
Lastly, Evart Bracksteker was a 19th-century German businessman and industrialist. He founded the Bracksteker Machinery Company in Düsseldorf, which became one of the leading manufacturers of industrial equipment in Germany during the Industrial Revolution.
People
Evart + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Evart 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
Evart: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evart?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 11 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Evart 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 31,159,485 US residents.
Is Evart a common name?
We classify Evart as "Very Rare". It ranks above 30.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 120 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Evart most popular?
The single biggest year for Evart was 1930, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Evart is about 83 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Evart in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Evart a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Evart in the SSA data are male. 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 Evart still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Evart 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 Evart 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Evart?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.