girls' name ★ peaked 2019

Evelynn

Meaning A rare non-standard spelling of Evelyn with -lynn Gender Girl Rank 2025 #301 Trend → Stable

A rare non-standard spelling of Evelyn with -lynn.

Rank 2025
#301
among girls · ↑3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,012
named Evelynn
How common
1 in 1,588
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
1,030 babies
All-time total
16,064
#1,222 all-time among girls
First recorded
1914
in Social Security records

Evelynn popularity over time

16,064 babies have been named Evelynn since 1914, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s 73 7 – #2,171
1920s 187 19 +156% #1,534
1930s 122 12 -35% #1,789
1940s 163 16 +34% #1,765
1950s 144 14 -12% #2,410
1960s 110 11 -24% #3,225
1970s 80 8 -27% #4,366
1980s 131 13 +64% #4,698
1990s 271 27 +107% #2,756
2000s 1,636 164 +504% #902
2010s 7,212 721 +341% #311
2020s (to 2025) 5,935 989 +37% #301

Where Evelynn 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 1,022 0.64 #300
2027 1,030 0.64 #299
2028 1,038 0.65 #295
2029 1,044 0.65 #293
2030 1,049 0.65 #293

Where Evelynn is most popular

Girls named Evelynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.615 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Idaho, and West Virginia.

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 Evelynn 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
Montana 31 2.29 +272%
Idaho 75 2.24 +264%
West Virginia 53 2.02 +229%
Iowa 97 1.66 +170%
Nebraska 57 1.59 +158%
Oklahoma 112 1.52 +147%
New Mexico 35 1.44 +134%
Missouri 173 1.44 +133%
Wisconsin 146 1.42 +130%
Kansas 80 1.39 +125%
Maine 21 1.36 +121%
Indiana 190 1.35 +120%
Ohio 313 1.32 +114%
Oregon 84 1.29 +110%
Washington 184 1.27 +107%
Kentucky 108 1.26 +105%
Utah 103 1.24 +101%
Michigan 215 1.18 +92%
Wyoming 5 1.17 +91%
Arkansas 59 1.12 +81%
Colorado 116 1.04 +69%
Minnesota 107 0.992 +61%
Tennessee 141 0.890 +45%
Alabama 82 0.873 +42%
South Dakota 12 0.841 +37%
Nevada 38 0.818 +33%
Louisiana 71 0.811 +32%
South Carolina 69 0.768 +25%
North Dakota 10 0.761 +24%
New Hampshire 13 0.704 +14%
Arizona 98 0.698 +14%
Alaska 6 0.697 +13%
Illinois 158 0.690 +12%
Texas 549 0.683 +11%
Pennsylvania 146 0.617 ≈ national
Virginia 105 0.616 ≈ national
Georgia 139 0.612 ≈ national
Mississippi 28 0.599 ≈ national
North Carolina 124 0.545 -11%
Florida 185 0.432 -30%
Maryland 39 0.368 -40%
California 287 0.341 -45%
New York 125 0.316 -49%
Connecticut 17 0.292 -53%
New Jersey 40 0.222 -64%
Massachusetts 25 0.207 -66%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

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 Evelynn

Evelynn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #301 in 2025 with 1,012 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1914, 16,064 American babies have been named Evelynn. Its peak came in 2019, when 1,030 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Evelynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Evelynn?

The median living Evelynn is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 16 thousand people named Evelynn are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Evelynn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,012 #301
2024 1,016 #304
2023 976 #319
2022 963 #333
2021 1,025 #317
2020 943 #328
2019 1,030 #311
2018 957 #337
2017 945 #342
2016 848 #390
2015 719 #441
2014 737 #435
2013 541 #549
2012 530 #557
2011 518 #563
2010 387 #725
2009 302 #902
2008 247 #1,060
2007 233 #1,112
2006 209 #1,163
2005 160 #1,357
2004 122 #1,604
2003 116 #1,657
2002 119 #1,566
2001 71 #2,269
2000 57 #2,604
1995 27 #3,915
1990 21 #4,566
1985 16 #4,698
1980 11 #6,035
1975 5 #9,511
1970 6 #7,343
1965 11 #4,025
1960 12 #3,767
1955 13 #3,270
1950 14 #2,814
1945 12 #2,643
1940 12 #2,465
1935 16 #2,028
1930 12 #2,587
1925 21 #1,914
1920 21 #1,909
1915 11 #2,589
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Evelynn?

The median living Evelynn is about 7 years old. Half of all living Evelynns are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Evelynn are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Evelynn are alive in the United States, based on 16,064 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Evelynn mean?

A rare non-standard spelling of Evelyn with -lynn.

How popular is the name Evelynn in 2025?

Evelynn ranked #301 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,012 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Evelynn?

16,064 babies have been named Evelynn in the United States since 1914, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Evelynn most popular?

Evelynn peaked in 2019, when 1,030 newborns received the name.

Is Evelynn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Evelynn rising or falling?

Evelynn is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Evelynn become more popular?

Evelynn looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,049 girls named Evelynn in 2030, ranking around #293. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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