Evald
Evald is a masculine given name found primarily in Northern Europe, especially in Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Sweden.
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Estonian
Meaning & Origin of Evald
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Evald is a masculine given name found primarily in Northern Europe, especially in Denmark, Estonia, Norway and Sweden.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Danish
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Estonian
The Story of Evald
Evald first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1912, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1915: 10 births, good for #2,458 nationwide. The 1910s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 90% of all recorded Evalds. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 1929 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 49 Evalds have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Evald
Phonetically similar names — useful when Evald is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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- Reveled
- Evel
- Evilly
- Eval
- Levelled
- Deviled
- Availed
- Beveled
- Revelled
- Bevelled
- Evid
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About the name Evald
Evald is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 49 births in the dataset. Evald's peak popularity came in 1915 when it ranked #2,458. Use the chart and map above to compare Evald's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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