Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Evelin

Meaning Spelling variant of Evelyn Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,159 Trend ↑ Rising 32%

Spelling variant of Evelyn.

Rank 2025
#2,159
among girls · ↓141 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
86
named Evelin · -11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,689
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
423 babies
All-time total
7,430
#1,991 all-time among girls
First recorded
1913
in Social Security records

Evelin popularity over time

7,430 babies have been named Evelin since 1913, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 29 – 29 3 – #2,633
1920s 62 – 62 6 +114% #3,205
1930s 12 – 12 1 -81% #3,913
1940s 5 – 5 1 -58% #4,627
1950s 26 – 26 3 +420% #4,113
1960s 121 – 121 12 +365% #3,119
1970s 148 – 148 15 +22% #3,315
1980s 491 – 491 49 +232% #1,660
1990s 1,391 – 1,391 139 +183% #1,037
2000s 3,296 5 3,301 330 +137% #674
2010s 1,308 – 1,308 131 -60% #986
2020s (to 2025) 536 – 536 89 -32% #1,849

Where Evelin is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 90 0.06 outside top 500
2027 94 0.06 outside top 500
2028 97 0.06 outside top 500
2029 99 0.06 outside top 500
2030 102 0.06 outside top 500

Where Evelin is most popular

Girls named Evelin per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.057 per 1,000. Strongest in North Carolina, California, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Evelin born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Carolina 25 0.110 +92%
California 73 0.087 +52%
Texas 63 0.078 +37%
Tennessee 11 0.069 +21%
Florida 27 0.063 +10%
Maryland 5 0.047 -18%
New York 17 0.043 -25%
Virginia 6 0.035 -39%
Georgia 7 0.031 -46%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
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Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Evelin

Evelin is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,159 in 2025 with 86 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1913, 7,430 American babies have been named Evelin. Its peak came in 2006, when 423 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Evelin stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Evelin?

The median living Evelin is about 20 years old; half are between 15 and 27. An estimated 7,200 people named Evelin are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Evelin year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 86 #2,159 – –
2024 97 #2,018 – –
2023 90 #2,131 – –
2022 110 #1,849 – –
2021 82 #2,256 – –
2020 71 #2,449 – –
2019 77 #2,338 – –
2018 67 #2,594 – –
2017 100 #1,982 – –
2016 97 #2,041 – –
2015 92 #2,106 – –
2014 125 #1,685 – –
2013 124 #1,691 – –
2012 170 #1,377 – –
2011 199 #1,206 – –
2010 257 #986 – –
2009 312 #881 – –
2008 351 #817 – –
2007 401 #726 5 #12,941
2006 423 #674 – –
2005 397 #697 – –
2004 334 #773 – –
2003 343 #743 – –
2002 316 #765 – –
2001 211 #1,015 – –
2000 208 #1,016 – –
1995 161 #1,101 – –
1990 97 #1,570 – –
1985 49 #2,145 – –
1980 14 #5,055 – –
1975 11 #5,252 – –
1970 11 #4,841 – –
1965 9 #4,599 – –
1960 9 #4,559 – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 6 #3,913 – –
1930 – – – –
1925 5 #5,254 – –
1920 7 #4,122 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Evelin

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Evelin Jahl East German discus thrower b. 1956 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Evelin, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Evelin?

The median living Evelin is about 20 years old. Half of all living Evelins are between 15 and 27 years old.

How many people named Evelin are alive today?

An estimated 7,200 people named Evelin are alive in the United States, based on 7,430 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Evelin mean?

Spelling variant of Evelyn.

How popular is the name Evelin in 2025?

Evelin ranked #2,159 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 86 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Evelin?

7,430 babies have been named Evelin in the United States since 1913, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Evelin most popular?

Evelin peaked in 2006, when 423 newborns received the name.

Is Evelin a boy or girl name?

Evelin is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Evelin rising or falling?

Evelin has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Evelin become more popular?

Evelin is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 102 girls named Evelin in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Evelin?

Well-known people named Evelin include Evelin Jahl (athlete).

Names like Evelin

Names that sound and feel close to Evelin: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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