Fun Facts About the Name Evora
- 318 babies named Evora: U.S. records list 318 babies given the name Evora from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Evora Mean?
Evora is a place-derived given name of uncertain meaning, taken from the Portuguese city name Évora (Latin Ebora). The older name Ebora is generally considered pre-Roman, but its sense is not securely known. A common explanation connects it with a Celtic word for "yew tree," reconstructed as *eburos; a pre-Celtic Iberian origin has also been suggested. The English form Evora usually drops the accent, and the name is not a form of Eve or Eva.
Evora Name History & Origins
The name Evora is tied to the Portuguese city of Évora, in the Alentejo region. In Roman times the city was called Ebora; its full municipal title was Ebora Liberalitas Julia. The shorter name passed into Portuguese as Évora, the form used for the city today.
As a personal name, Evora is used in English and in Portuguese-influenced contexts, usually written without the accent in English. It is also a Portuguese surname derived from the city. In English, Evora has been used as a girl's name, usually without the accent; this is a place-name use, but the specific route by which it entered given-name use is not well documented. It has no separate saint's legend or classical myth attached to it.
How Popular is the Name Evora?
Evora has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 1921. Its best rank was #2,325 in 1909.
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 | #13,748 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #9,747 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2023 | #8,622 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2022 | #9,917 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2021 | #8,640 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #12,558 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2019 | #14,344 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #11,758 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #13,160 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #17,300 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #15,570 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2011 | #17,641 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,998 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #3,909 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #4,512 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #5,496 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1948 | #4,320 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #3,000 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1939 | #3,556 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1938 | #4,546 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,955 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1936 | #3,846 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1935 | #4,432 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1934 | #4,502 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #3,900 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1932 | #3,128 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1931 | #4,559 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #3,449 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1929 | #4,827 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1928 | #4,969 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1927 | #2,602 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1926 | #2,938 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1925 | #4,606 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #5,349 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1923 | #3,752 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1921 | #2,680 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1919 | #3,985 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #2,881 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1916 | #3,363 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1915 | #3,556 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #3,824 | 5 | 0.0007% |
| 1912 | #2,468 | 7 | 0.0013% |
| 1909 | #2,325 | 5 | 0.0014% |
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 Evora Shapes Your Personality and Life?
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