How Many People Are Named Evelyn?
people named Evelyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,085 people in the US has this name
Based on 641,662 babies named Evelyn in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
14,308 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From an English surname which was derived from the given name AVELINE. In the 17th century when it was first used as a given name it was more common for boys, but it is now regarded as mainly feminine due to association with the related name Evelina.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Evelyn (99.8%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Evelyn alive today is about 33 years old, and 60% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Evelyn first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1921, to 14,308 babies. In 2025, 9,131 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Evelyn reached #8 among girls' names in 2024 to 2025, and was in the top 10 in 10 years between 1915 and 2025. In 2025 it ranked #8.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #8 |
| Best rank | #8 (2024 to 2025) |
| Years in the top 10 | 10 |
| Years in the top 100 | 84 (1894 to 2025) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #12 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Evelyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Evelyn were born in California than in any other state: about 41,615 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Evelyn was given 1.7 times as often in Alaska, 1.3 times in District of Columbia and 1.3 times in North Dakota.
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