The first name Evalyn
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
From Eva + Lyn, or a variant of Evelyn.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 19 girls were named Evalyn, making it the 1,584th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2014, with 78 births (#541).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Evalyn with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Evalyn at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 151 girls born in the United States were named Evalyn, the 1,430th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2014, when 331 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Evalyn
1 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Evalyn KnappActress (1906–1981)
Questions
- What does the name Evalyn mean?
- From Eva + Lyn, or a variant of Evelyn.
- How popular is the name Evalyn?
- In 2025, 19 girls born in England and Wales were named Evalyn, ranking 1,584th. Its peak was 2014, with 78 births.
- Is Evalyn a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 9,567 US babies named Evalyn since 1880 were girls.
- When was Evalyn most popular?
- 2014 in the United States, when 331 babies were named Evalyn, its highest rank at 836th.