Fun Facts About the Name Evie
- More than 21 thousand babies named Evie: U.S. records list 21,931 babies given the name Evie from 1880 through 2025. Even 92 boys received the name Evie - about 1 boy for every 237 girls.
What Does the Name Evie Mean?
Evie is an English pet form of Eve. The meaning usually given for Evie is 'life' or 'living one,' and it comes from the Hebrew name Ḥawwāh, the name of the first woman in the Book of Genesis. Ḥawwāh is traditionally connected with the Hebrew verb ḥayah, 'to live.' The exact etymology is disputed: some explain the name through a word for 'serpent,' while others keep the traditional link to 'live.' What is not disputed is that the Hebrew meaning belongs to Eve, not to the English ending of Evie. Evie also serves as a short form of Evelyn, Evangeline, and Genevieve. Those names have separate origins and meanings, so in those uses Evie is only a familiar shortening and does not mean 'life' in the Hebrew sense.
Evie Name History & Origins
Evie is formed from Eve with the English diminutive ending -ie, the same ending used in Annie and Katie. Eve was used as a woman's name in medieval England, and the -ie form Evie appears in English as a pet name and as an independent given name. It is also used as a nickname for Evelyn, Evangeline, Genevieve, and other names; in each case the longer name supplies the history and meaning. A modern fictional Evie is Evelyn 'Evie' Carnahan in the 1999 film The Mummy, but that is a film association, not the origin of the name. The name is used mainly in English-speaking countries, and its use in other languages usually follows English usage.
How Popular is the Name Evie?
Evie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2023. Its best rank was #267 in 2023.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #270 | 1,151 | 0.0716% |
| 2024 | #284 | 1,112 | 0.0689% |
| 2023 | #267 | 1,174 | 0.0733% |
| 2022 | #275 | 1,147 | 0.0700% |
| 2021 | #293 | 1,091 | 0.0665% |
| 2020 | #319 | 989 | 0.0612% |
| 2019 | #326 | 980 | 0.0584% |
| 2018 | #322 | 1,015 | 0.0597% |
| 2017 | #349 | 929 | 0.0538% |
| 2016 | #418 | 794 | 0.0448% |
| 2015 | #510 | 617 | 0.0346% |
| 2014 | #501 | 624 | 0.0349% |
| 2013 | #555 | 527 | 0.0300% |
| 2012 | #604 | 475 | 0.0270% |
| 2011 | #641 | 446 | 0.0254% |
| 2010 | #706 | 406 | 0.0228% |
| 2009 | #708 | 407 | 0.0222% |
| 2008 | #849 | 331 | 0.0175% |
| 2007 | #807 | 355 | 0.0185% |
| 2006 | #1,138 | 216 | 0.0114% |
| 2005 | #1,528 | 135 | 0.0073% |
| 2004 | #1,762 | 109 | 0.0059% |
| 2003 | #1,824 | 102 | 0.0056% |
| 2002 | #1,673 | 110 | 0.0061% |
| 2001 | #1,836 | 96 | 0.0053% |
| 2000 | #2,345 | 66 | 0.0036% |
| 1999 | #3,338 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1998 | #3,247 | 38 | 0.0022% |
| 1997 | #3,182 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1996 | #3,973 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1995 | #1,806 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 1994 | #3,817 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1993 | #4,711 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #5,338 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1991 | #3,563 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1990 | #3,650 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #3,598 | 28 | 0.0015% |
| 1988 | #4,363 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1987 | #3,454 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1986 | #3,220 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1985 | #3,893 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1984 | #2,868 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1983 | #2,405 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1982 | #2,296 | 43 | 0.0025% |
| 1981 | #1,967 | 54 | 0.0032% |
| 1980 | #2,049 | 51 | 0.0031% |
| 1979 | #1,684 | 66 | 0.0041% |
| 1978 | #1,710 | 61 | 0.0040% |
| 1977 | #2,226 | 41 | 0.0027% |
| 1976 | #3,211 | 22 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #4,000 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1974 | #2,633 | 28 | 0.0019% |
| 1973 | #3,676 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1972 | #2,836 | 24 | 0.0016% |
| 1971 | #2,821 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1970 | #2,533 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #2,660 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 1968 | #2,137 | 32 | 0.0020% |
| 1967 | #2,290 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1966 | #2,208 | 29 | 0.0017% |
| 1965 | #2,126 | 31 | 0.0018% |
| 1964 | #1,755 | 44 | 0.0023% |
| 1963 | #2,031 | 34 | 0.0018% |
| 1962 | #1,736 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 1961 | #1,814 | 40 | 0.0020% |
| 1960 | #1,568 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 1959 | #1,423 | 57 | 0.0028% |
| 1958 | #1,916 | 33 | 0.0016% |
| 1957 | #1,498 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 1956 | #1,493 | 51 | 0.0025% |
| 1955 | #1,430 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1954 | #1,427 | 50 | 0.0026% |
| 1953 | #1,319 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 1952 | #1,590 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1951 | #1,344 | 48 | 0.0027% |
| 1950 | #1,337 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1949 | #1,342 | 47 | 0.0027% |
| 1948 | #1,375 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1947 | #1,051 | 72 | 0.0041% |
| 1946 | #1,181 | 53 | 0.0034% |
| 1945 | #1,219 | 43 | 0.0033% |
| 1944 | #1,119 | 49 | 0.0037% |
| 1943 | #1,063 | 57 | 0.0041% |
| 1942 | #1,213 | 43 | 0.0032% |
| 1941 | #988 | 55 | 0.0046% |
| 1940 | #972 | 54 | 0.0047% |
| 1939 | #1,040 | 47 | 0.0043% |
| 1938 | #1,022 | 49 | 0.0044% |
| 1937 | #1,023 | 48 | 0.0045% |
| 1936 | #1,025 | 46 | 0.0044% |
| 1935 | #930 | 56 | 0.0053% |
| 1934 | #872 | 61 | 0.0058% |
| 1933 | #840 | 64 | 0.0063% |
| 1932 | #1,120 | 41 | 0.0038% |
| 1931 | #869 | 63 | 0.0059% |
| 1930 | #849 | 71 | 0.0063% |
| 1929 | #912 | 62 | 0.0056% |
| 1928 | #856 | 72 | 0.0062% |
| 1927 | #851 | 75 | 0.0063% |
| 1926 | #817 | 80 | 0.0067% |
| 1925 | #809 | 84 | 0.0069% |
| 1924 | #800 | 87 | 0.0070% |
| 1923 | #803 | 82 | 0.0068% |
| 1922 | #785 | 86 | 0.0072% |
| 1921 | #722 | 103 | 0.0084% |
| 1920 | #663 | 119 | 0.0099% |
| 1919 | #668 | 109 | 0.0096% |
| 1918 | #682 | 111 | 0.0096% |
| 1917 | #634 | 116 | 0.0107% |
| 1916 | #702 | 96 | 0.0092% |
| 1915 | #649 | 104 | 0.0106% |
| 1914 | #533 | 109 | 0.0143% |
| 1913 | #513 | 98 | 0.0157% |
| 1912 | #531 | 84 | 0.0151% |
| 1911 | #461 | 79 | 0.0189% |
| 1910 | #463 | 74 | 0.0187% |
| 1909 | #414 | 78 | 0.0225% |
| 1908 | #413 | 76 | 0.0227% |
| 1907 | #466 | 59 | 0.0185% |
| 1906 | #447 | 58 | 0.0196% |
| 1905 | #385 | 78 | 0.0267% |
| 1904 | #414 | 61 | 0.0222% |
| 1903 | #377 | 72 | 0.0275% |
| 1902 | #373 | 73 | 0.0276% |
| 1901 | #381 | 60 | 0.0251% |
| 1900 | #349 | 92 | 0.0307% |
| 1899 | #374 | 60 | 0.0257% |
| 1898 | #381 | 66 | 0.0255% |
| 1897 | #345 | 72 | 0.0307% |
| 1896 | #351 | 68 | 0.0286% |
| 1895 | #367 | 59 | 0.0253% |
| 1894 | #324 | 74 | 0.0332% |
| 1893 | #351 | 59 | 0.0277% |
| 1892 | #324 | 69 | 0.0325% |
| 1891 | #360 | 48 | 0.0259% |
| 1890 | #325 | 61 | 0.0320% |
| 1889 | #317 | 60 | 0.0336% |
| 1888 | #352 | 46 | 0.0258% |
| 1887 | #319 | 45 | 0.0308% |
| 1886 | #309 | 46 | 0.0318% |
| 1885 | #330 | 38 | 0.0286% |
| 1884 | #418 | 23 | 0.0178% |
| 1883 | #347 | 27 | 0.0240% |
| 1882 | #338 | 28 | 0.0260% |
| 1881 | #398 | 18 | 0.0196% |
| 1880 | #410 | 17 | 0.0187% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | #3,993 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1937 | #3,006 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1935 | #3,841 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,724 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1927 | #3,572 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,966 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #4,519 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #4,559 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1919 | #3,874 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,481 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1917 | #4,185 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1915 | #3,546 | 6 | 0.0007% |
| 1913 | #2,346 | 7 | 0.0014% |
| 1907 | #1,404 | 5 | 0.0034% |
| 1900 | #1,381 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1898 | #1,189 | 5 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Evie Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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