Is Evita a boy or girl name?

Evita is a girl’s name. Of the 1,247 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Evita

Recorded 1951–2025 · United States

Evita was most popular in 1981, when 210 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,345 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,247 people named Evita.

Evita over time

Births per year. The dot marks Evita’s peak in 1981. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Evita a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Evita is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,247 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Evita

Where Evita is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org