Evelyn
Girl nameEvelyn has been given to 641,662 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921 and currently ranks #8 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈɛvəlɪn/
From Middle English forms of the Old French female name Aveline, diminutive of the Germanic root *avi-, of uncertain meaning, possibly “desired, wished for“ (compare Latin avēre, "to wish for") or aval “strength”. By folk etymology also misunderstood as a diminutive of the feminine given name Eve, q.v. Doublet of Eileen. Also compare Ava.
Origin: Germanic languages
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
641,662
Peak year
1921 (14,308 babies)
Rank in 2025
#8 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▼ -3%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Evelyn
Angela Bassett
American actress (born 1958)
Margot Fonteyn
British ballerina
Estée Lauder
American businesswoman (1906–2004)
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
English writer
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Evelyn.
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