# Evalyn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/evalyn/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 9,567 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 9,567 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 846, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

From Eva + Lyn, or a variant of Evelyn.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 247 | 1,013 |
| 2012 | 281 | 918 |
| 2013 | 270 | 936 |
| 2014 | 331 | 836 |
| 2015 | 321 | 869 |
| 2016 | 320 | 877 |
| 2017 | 278 | 951 |
| 2018 | 263 | 996 |
| 2019 | 247 | 1,037 |
| 2020 | 230 | 1,075 |
| 2021 | 201 | 1,200 |
| 2022 | 200 | 1,211 |
| 2023 | 202 | 1,190 |
| 2024 | 168 | 1,359 |
| 2025 | 151 | 1,430 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 41 | 877 |
| 2012 | 45 | 844 |
| 2013 | 69 | 593 |
| 2014 | 78 | 541 |
| 2015 | 62 | 656 |
| 2016 | 64 | 655 |
| 2017 | 71 | 593 |
| 2018 | 57 | 701 |
| 2019 | 53 | 724 |
| 2020 | 51 | 720 |
| 2021 | 36 | 957 |
| 2022 | 39 | 899 |
| 2023 | 23 | 1,371 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1,230 |
| 2025 | 19 | 1,584 |

## People named Evalyn

- Evalyn Knapp, actress (1906–1981)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.