Evelyn

EHV-uh-lin; EHV-lin; EEV-lin

English from French and German

"desired; or water, island"

Evelyn Origin and Meaning

Variation of Aibhilin

Evelyn Rank in US Top 1000

# 8 in the US

Evelyn Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 23 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Evelyn

• 8 US 2024
• 23 Nameberry 2025
• 15 Canada 2024
• 13 Future 2035
• 20 England 2024
• 121 scotland 2024
• 85 Ireland 2024
• 14 Australia 2024
• 20 New Zealand 2024
• 178 Germany 2016
• 35 Mexico 2021

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Famous People Named Evelyn

• Evelyn Ashford American Olympic sprinter
• Evelyn Margaret Ay Miss America 1954
• Evelyn Louise Keyes American actress
• Evelyn Brent (born Mary Elizabeth Riggs) American actress
• Evelyn "Champagne" King American R&B singer
• Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie Scottish percussionist
• Evelyn Beatrice Longman American sculptor
• (Florence) Evelyn Nesbit American model; wife of architect Stanford White
• Ellen Lucille "Evelyn" Thomas American disco singer
• Evelyn Stevens American cyclist
• Evelyn Lozada American reality television personality ("Basketball Wives")
• Evelyn Murphy 67th Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts
• Evelyn Ward American actress; mother of singer David Cassidy
• Evelyn M. Witkin American geneticist
• Evelyn Lear American operatic soprano
• Evelyn Mase first wife of Nelson Mandela
• (Elsie) Evelyn Laye English actress
• Evelyn García (Marroquín) Salvadoran cyclist
• Evelyn O'Rourke Irish broadcaster
• Evelyn Verrasztó Hungarian Olympic swimmer
• Evelyn Lee Marie "Everlyn" Sampi Australian actress
• Evelyn Knight known for her involvement in the Abscam sting operation
• Evelyn Knight American pop singer
• Evelyn Francis McHale American subject of a 1947 photograph depicting "the most beautiful suicide"
• Evelyn McGee Colbert, wife of TV personality Stephen Colbert
• Evelyn Day Bentley (b. 2008) daughter of singer Dierks Bentley & Cassidy Black
• Evelyn Gabel (b. 2009) daughter of singer Laura Jane Grace & Heather Hannoura
• Evelyn Tierney daughter of actors Indira Varma and Colin Tierney
• Evelyn Morneau (b. 2010) son of baseball player Justin Morneau
• Evelyn Penn Willis (b. 2014) daughter of actor Bruce Willis
• Evelyn Grace Mumford (b. 2015) daughter of singer Marcus Mumford and actress Carey Mulligan
• Evelyn Renee Flacco (b. 2016) daughter of NFL player Joe Flacco
• Evelyn Mae Forsyth (b. 2020) daughter of reality tv personalities Joy Anna Duggar and Austin Forsyth of “Counting On”

The name Evelyn in Pop Culture

• Evelyn Robin character in "Winnie,the,Pooh" series
• Evelyn Mulwray character in 1974 film "Chinatown"
• Evelyn Salt main character in film "Salt"
• Evelyn Smythe audio companion of the Sixth Doctor from Doctor Who
• Evelyn character in film "The Ring 2"
• Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan character in film "The Mummy"
• Evelyn Gardener character in film "A League of Their Own"
• Evelyn Johnson a main character in 2004 film "Pearl Harbor"
• Evelyn Eaton character in the Divergent Trilogy
• Evelyn Harper character on TV's 'Two and a Half Men'
• Evelyn Vogel character on TV's "Dexter"
• Evelyn "Button" Peters main character in"The Book of Bright Ideas" by Sandra Kring
• Evelyn Peerbaugh character in the 'Sister Circle' series
• Evelyn Couch character in Fannie Flagg's "Fried Green Tomatoes"
• Evelyn "Eva" Leland character in the Elsie Dinsmore series
• Evelyn "Artemis" Sharp Character from DC Television Universe's "Arrow"
• Evelyn Ferrars mother of Juliette Ferrars from Tahereh Mafi's "Shatter me" trilogy
• Crabtree and Evelyn retailer of bath and body products
• Evelyn Deavor character in "Incredibles 2"
• Evelyn and Evelyn Neville fictional conjoined twin sisters portrayed by Amanda Palmer and Jason Webley as a musical duo
• Evelyn Hugo main character of "The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo"
• Evelyn Parker character in the video game "Cyberpunk 2077"
• Evelyn Mullner character in the video game "Stardew Valley"

International Variations of the name Evelyn

• Aveline Irish
• Evaleen Irish