Evelyn
The Norman surname Aveline, a diminutive of the Germanic Ava; it was a boy’s name in England first.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Originally used for boys and girls alike, it peaked with the WWI generation and returned in the 2010s vintage revival.
Evelyn appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in 84 different years between 1894 and 2025. It spent 10 years inside the top 10. Its biggest year was 1921, when 14,278 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 12 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2024, at No. 8. In 2025 it ranked No. 8 for girls. All told, 641,662 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Evelynn (16,064), Evalyn (9,567), Evelin (7,430), Evelyne (4,177), Evalynn (3,649), Eveline (3,341) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Ava
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,817 | No. 118 |
| 1890s | 5,648 | No. 74 |
| 1900s | 18,603 | No. 18 |
| 1910s | 91,492 | No. 10 |
| 1920s | 124,166 | No. 12 |
| 1930s | 69,364 | No. 19 |
| 1940s | 48,157 | No. 48 |
| 1950s | 38,411 | No. 86 |
| 1960s | 22,582 | No. 137 |
| 1970s | 9,974 | No. 216 |
| 1980s | 10,978 | No. 197 |
| 1990s | 15,128 | No. 161 |
| 2000s | 40,730 | No. 40 |
| 2010s | 86,972 | No. 9 |
| 2020s | 55,734 | No. 8 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.