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EEV-lin; EV-uh-lin
Evelyn
OriginEnglish
Meaning"desired; or water, island"
GenderBoy
US Rank#960
Top 1000
NB Rank#496
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About Evelyn
The name Evelyn is currently ranked #960 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #787 in 1907. It is currently rising in popularity. Evelyn is also used for girls, ranking #8 in 2025 (more popular).
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Famous Evelyns
- (Arthur) Evelyn St. John Waugh
English novelist
- Evelyn Robert Adrian de Rothschild
English financier
- Evelyn Leighton
son of British author Marie Leighton, brother to poet Roland Leighton and artist Claire Leighton
- Richard Evelyn Byrd
American naval officer and explorer
Evelyn in pop culture
- Theodore Evelyn "Ted" Mosby
character on TV's "How I Met Your Mother"
- Evelyn Napier
suitor of Lady Mary Crawley on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Crabtree and Evelyn
retailer of bath and body products
- Evelyn Sader
character in children's book series "The School for Good and Evil"
Variations & nicknames
- Eviehebrew, "life"
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