Girl’s name · Hebrew

Evy

How to say it: EV-ee · /ˈɛvi/

Modern respelling of Evie, diminutive of Eve from Hebrew 'chavah' meaning 'life' - short sweet variant.

Evy was the 272nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 39 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 80% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #245 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#272for girls in 2025
1 in 2,618US babies
39born in 2025
#245projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
1 in 110chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Evy
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#272
Babies born in 202539
Share of births1 in 2,618
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+80%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#245
In France, 2025#278 among girls’ names, 155 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Evy is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 27 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

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Nicknames

  • Ev
  • Eve

Honouring a Evy in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Evy is about 1 in 110.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Norwegian, Swedish.

In France: #278 for girls in 2025.

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