# Evelyn (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/evelyn/  
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 | English |
| Meaning | “desired”, “wished for“ (compare latin avēre”, “aval “strength” |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛvəlɪn/, 3 syllables |
| Nicknames | Ev |
| Variant spellings | Eveline, Evelina, Eveleen |
| US babies named this | 641,662 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 1,906 / 639,756 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 28,471, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

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.

## 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 | 6,709 | 24 |
| 2012 | 6,880 | 27 |
| 2013 | 7,670 | 20 |
| 2014 | 8,753 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9,377 | 15 |
| 2016 | 10,116 | 12 |
| 2017 | 10,748 | 9 |
| 2018 | 10,433 | 10 |
| 2019 | 10,443 | 10 |
| 2020 | 9,517 | 9 |
| 2021 | 9,495 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9,332 | 9 |
| 2023 | 9,121 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9,146 | 8 |
| 2025 | 9,123 | 8 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | 9,003 |
| 2012 | 13 | 6,424 |
| 2013 | 14 | 6,010 |
| 2014 | 5 | 12,653 |
| 2015 | 17 | 5,362 |
| 2016 | 8 | 9,103 |
| 2017 | 11 | 7,241 |
| 2018 | 13 | 6,458 |
| 2019 | 6 | 11,196 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9,876 |
| 2021 | 10 | 7,774 |
| 2022 | 6 | 11,293 |
| 2023 | 8 | 9,177 |
| 2024 | 6 | 11,348 |
| 2025 | 8 | 9,161 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 871 | 65 |
| 2012 | 1,034 | 57 |
| 2013 | 1,227 | 45 |
| 2014 | 1,506 | 31 |
| 2015 | 1,770 | 28 |
| 2016 | 1,877 | 27 |
| 2017 | 1,967 | 22 |
| 2018 | 1,902 | 19 |
| 2019 | 1,761 | 20 |
| 2020 | 1,709 | 21 |
| 2021 | 1,729 | 21 |
| 2022 | 1,560 | 22 |
| 2023 | 1,673 | 13 |
| 2024 | 1,512 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1,560 | 12 |

## In other languages

- Chinese: 伊夫琳
- Czech: Evelína
- Estonian: Evelin
- Finnish: Eveliina
- French: Évelyne
- Greek: Εβελίνα
- Hungarian: Evelin
- Irish: Eibhlín
- Latvian: Evelīna
- Polish: Ewelina
- Portuguese: Evelina, Evelin
- Russian: Эвели́на, Э́велин
- Swedish: Evelina

## People named Evelyn

- Evelyn Waugh, British writer and journalist (1903–1966)
- Evelyn Beatrice Hall, English writer
- Evelyn Ashford, American sprinter
- Evelyn Keyes, American film actress (1916-2008)
- Evelyn Fox Keller, American physicist, author and feminist
- Evelyn Wever-Croes, 4th Prime Minister of Aruba (born 1966)
- Evelyn Berezin, American computer scientist (1925–2018)
- Evelyn Brent, American actress (1899/1901–1975)
- Evelyn Nesbit, American model and actress (1884–1967)
- Evelyn Furtsch, American track and field athlete (1914–2015)
- G. Evelyn Hutchinson, British zoologist (1903–1991)
- Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator (1841-1917)

## 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.