Evelise
A feminine name with French origins, derived from Eve and meaning "life-giver".
Name Census estimates that about 76 living Americans carry the first name Evelise. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Evelise today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Evelise births was 2000 (9 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Evelise. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Evelise. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
76
~ 1 in 4,509,926 Americans
Peak year
2000
9 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,566
Tracked since 1986
Census
Evelise in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 184 people with the first name Evelise, which placed it at #40,443 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
#40,443
National first-name rank
People counted
184
184 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
64.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Evelise
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evelise is Hispanic at 64.7%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Black (10.3%). 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 Evelise 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 Evelise at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino64.7% · 119
- White21.2% · 39
- Black or African American10.3% · 19
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 4
- Two or more races1.6% · 3
Popularity
Evelise: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Evelise from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 38 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Evelise 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 Evelise during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Evelises live
Origin
Meaning and history of Evelise
The given name Evelise is of French origin, derived from the Germanic root name Aveliz. It is a variation of the more common name Aveline, which was popular during the Middle Ages.
Evelise finds its roots in the Old Germanic name Avelina, which is composed of the elements "avi" meaning "desired" and "lind" meaning "serpent" or "snake." This combination suggests the name was originally intended to convey the idea of being a desired or coveted protector against snakes or other reptiles.
The earliest recorded use of the name Evelise can be traced back to the 12th century in France, where it was sometimes spelled as Eveliza or Eveliza. It was particularly common in the regions of Normandy and Brittany.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Evelise was Evelise de Gandelu, a French noblewoman who lived in the 13th century. She was the wife of Hugues de Gandelu, a prominent knight and landowner in the region of Normandy.
Another notable Evelise was Evelise de Montfort, born in 1245, who was the daughter of John de Montfort, Earl of Richmond. She married Robert de Vere, Earl of Oxford, and their descendants played significant roles in English history.
In the 14th century, Evelise de Beaumont, born in 1320, was a French noblewoman who served as a lady-in-waiting to Queen Isabeau of Bavaria, the wife of King Charles VI of France.
A famous literary reference to the name can be found in the 16th-century French romance novel "L'Astrée" by Honoré d'Urfé, where one of the characters is named Evelise.
In the 17th century, Evelise Gaultier, born in 1646, was a French painter and engraver who gained recognition for her portraits and historical scenes.
While the name Evelise was primarily used in France and regions with French influence, it also made its way to other parts of Europe, though with less frequency. Over time, the popularity of the name has waned, but it remains a unique and historically significant name with roots in medieval French and Germanic cultures.
People
Evelise + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Evelise 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
Evelise: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evelise?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 76 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Evelise 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 4,509,926 US residents.
Is Evelise a common name?
We classify Evelise as "Very Rare". It ranks above 60.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 77 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Evelise most popular?
The single biggest year for Evelise was 2000, when 9 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Evelise is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Evelise in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 184 people with the name Evelise, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #40,443 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 Evelise 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 Evelise?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Evelise leans strongly female. 186 people counted with this name were female (97.4%), compared with 5 male bearers (2.6%). 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 Evelise?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evelise is Hispanic at 64.7%. The next largest groups are White (21.2%) and Black (10.3%). 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 Evelise most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Evelise in the 2020 Census, accounting for 64.7% (119 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 Evelise in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Evelise a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Evelise 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 Evelise still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Evelise 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 Evelise 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 are named Evelise?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Evelise at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.