Evita

Where Evita comes from

From Spanish Evita, a pet form of Eva.
— Wiktionary's entry for Evita
  • Spanish
  • Vowel-ended
Evita through the years
  1. 1901
    Evita born
    Mexican singer and actress
  2. 1951
    First appearance
    #4,833 among girls with 6 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1979
    Around this time: Evita on Broadway
    Event, 1979 · Source
  4. 1981
    Peak, #779
    210 babies named Evita, the most in any year.
  5. 1982
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #1,317.
  6. 1984
    Evita Pozzi born
    Italian pornographic film actress
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Spanish.
Namesakes
  • Evita · Mexican singer and actress, born 1901
  • Evita Pozzi · Italian pornographic film actress, born 1984
  • Evita Leter · Surinamese swimmer, born 1995
  • Evita Krievāne · Latvian short track speed skater, born 1987
  • Evita Willaert · Belgian politician, born 1981

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record. Events show what happened around then, not why parents chose the name.