Evelyn

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

Girl's name · #8 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Evelyn was #10 in 1915, slipped to #289 by 1977, and reached #8 in 2024 and has held it since. About 640,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Evelyn's short forms are Evie and Evvie. About 1,100 girls a year are given Evie as their full name. A popular twin pairing with Evelyn is Emily for a girl.

Around the world: #11 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #12 in England & Wales (2025) · #13 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #15 in Canada (2024) · #17 in Australia (QLD) (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states, the #1 girl's name in 1 of them. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Evelyns

Evelyn Beatrice Hall — English writer
Evelyn Ashford — American sprinter
Evelyn Glennie — Scottish percussionist and composer (born 1967)
Evelyn Keyes — American film actress
Evelyn De Morgan — Pre-Raphaelite artist (1993- (1855–1919)

In stories & tradition

Evelyn Salt — Salt
Evelyn MacGuire — Home and Away
Evelyn Harper — Two and a Half Men

What Evelyns become

Among 1,207 notable people named Evelyn:

Medical professionals appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Evelyn Mase, South African nurse and first wife of Nelson Mandela (1922-2004).

Similar names: Amelia · Everly · Charlotte · Eleanor · Violet · Nora

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