Evelyn Girl
How popular is Evelyn?
#8 girl name in 2025
9,123 baby girls were named Evelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8th most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
Evelyn popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #8 for girls |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 9,123 girls, 8 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-3% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #15 in 2015, #9 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1921 (14,278 girls) |
| Highest rank | #8 in 2024 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 6% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Evelyn counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Evelyn family of names ranked #11 for girls in 2025 (#9 the year before), with 10,703 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn | 9,123 | 85% |
| Evelynn | 1,012 | 9% |
| Evalyn | 151 | 1% |
| Evalynn | 149 | 1% |
| Evelin | 86 | 1% |
| Evelynne | 52 | 0% |
| Eveline | 36 | 0% |
| Evelyne | 42 | 0% |
| Evaline | 18 | 0% |
| Evalynne | 7 | 0% |
| Evellyn | 8 | 0% |
| Evlyn | 7 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Evelyn is most popular
Babies named Evelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Wyoming: 24.2 per 1,000 (103 girls)
- Vermont: 20.6 per 1,000 (100 girls)
- Maine: 15.9 per 1,000 (246 girls)
- Alaska: 15.7 per 1,000 (135 girls)
- North Dakota: 15.6 per 1,000 (205 girls)
Evelyn by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,817 | #118 |
| 1890s | 5,648 | #74 |
| 1900s | 18,603 | #18 |
| 1910s | 91,492 | #10 |
| 1920s | 124,166 | #12 |
| 1930s | 69,364 | #19 |
| 1940s | 48,157 | #48 |
| 1950s | 38,411 | #86 |
| 1960s | 22,582 | #137 |
| 1970s | 9,974 | #216 |
| 1980s | 10,978 | #197 |
| 1990s | 15,128 | #161 |
| 2000s | 40,730 | #40 |
| 2010s | 86,972 | #9 |
| 2020s | 55,734 | #8 |
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Questions
- Is Evelyn a boy or girl name?
- Evelyn is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Evelyn were girls.
- How popular is the name Evelyn?
- 9,123 baby girls were named Evelyn in the US in 2025, making it the 8th most popular girl name. Another 8 boys got the name (#8,906 for boys).
- When was Evelyn most popular?
- Evelyn peaked in 1921, when 14,278 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #8, held for 2 years starting in 2024.
- How many people are named Evelyn?
- 641,662 babies have been named Evelyn in the US since 1880. We estimate about 322,834 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 20.
- Where is Evelyn most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Evelyn was most common in Wyoming, at 24.2 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.