Evalyn

“Variant of Evelyn — Possibly wished for, or strength (uncertain)” — Germanic via Old French origin

Girl's name · #1430 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Evalyn reached its best rank, #446, in 1918 and ranked #1430 in 2025. About 9,600 girls have carried it since 1880. Together with its spelling variant Evalynn (#1446), Evalyn would rank around #890 with about 300 births last year — the newborns split about 50/50 between Evalyn and Evalynn.

Around the world: about 1 in 13,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 16,000 girls in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 24 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Evalyns

Evalyn Knapp — actress (1906–1981)
Evalyn Walsh McLean — American socialite (1886-1947)
Evalyn Bostock — english-American actress (1917–1944)
Evalyn Gates — Physicist , author , museum innovator
Evalyn Parry — Canadian theatre maker and singer-songwriter

Similar names: Evalynn · Vivien · Everett · Preslee · Emmalyn · Avalynn

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