Evelyn is a girl name family recorded 1,011,462 times in 27 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in the United States (#8 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in France in 1953, at 1,023.7 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Evelyne (France), Ewelina (Poland), Evelina (Kazakhstan, Sweden).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Evelyn
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn | English | 641,662 | 🇺🇸 United States | #8 | 1907 | ▲ 9 % |
| Evelyn | English | 53,022 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #321 | 1994 | ▼ 75 % |
| Evelyn | English | 28,471 | 🏴 England & Wales | #12 | 2018 | ▲ 8 % |
| Evelyn | English | 17,124 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #12 | 1920 | ▲ 8 % |
| Evelyn | English | 3,643 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #12 | 1925 | ▲ 58 % |
| Evelyn | English | 3,462 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | #13 | 2023 | – |
| Evelyne | French | 128,375 | 🇫🇷 France | #2072 | 1953 | ▲ 26 % |
| Evelyne | French | 4,177 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3577 | 1919 | ▲ 81 % |
| Evelyne | French | 3,059 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #46 | 2025 | ▲ 131 % |
| Evelyne | French | 418 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1997 | – |
| Evelyne | French | 270 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1719 | 2018 | ▲ 30 % |
| Evelyne | French | 214 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #1585 | 1919 | ▼ 41 % |
| Evelin | English | 23,287 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #568 | 1994 | ▼ 72 % |
| Evelin | English | 7,430 | 🇺🇸 United States | #2153 | 2006 | ▲ 4 % |
| Evelin | English | 601 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | #40 | 2018 | ▲ 61 % |
| Evelin | English | 316 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | #240 | 1998 | ▼ 4 % |
| Evelin | English | 310 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1197 | 2023 | ▲ 137 % |
| Evelin | English | 263 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #362 | 1986 | ▲ 166 % |
| Evelina | Spanish | 6,365 | 🇺🇸 United States | #778 | 2025 | ▲ 123 % |
| Evelina | Spanish | 5,560 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | #245 | 2009 | ▼ 55 % |
| Evelina | Spanish | 4,483 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1869 | 1925 | ▼ 20 % |
| Evelina | Spanish | 4,092 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #225 | 1999 | ▼ 56 % |
| Evelina | Spanish | 1,235 | 🏴 England & Wales | #542 | 2019 | ▲ 69 % |
| Evelina | Spanish | 545 | 🇫🇷 France | #1549 | 2024 | ▲ 151 % |
| Eveline | French | 17,800 | 🇫🇷 France | #3415 | 1952 | ▲ 27 % |
| Eveline | French | 3,341 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3975 | 1890 | ▲ 35 % |
| Eveline | French | 539 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1289 | 1997 | ▲ 16 % |
| Eveline | French | 404 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1809 | 2018 | ▲ 15 % |
| Eveline | French | 343 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1920 | – |
| Eveline | French | 315 | 🇦🇹 Austria | – | 1984 | – |
| Evelynn | English | 16,064 | 🇺🇸 United States | #301 | 2025 | ▲ 57 % |
| Evelynn | English | 415 | 🏴 England & Wales | #1229 | 2024 | ▲ 23 % |
| Evelynn | English | 303 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #564 | 2019 | ▲ 26 % |
| Evelynn | English | 101 | 🇨🇦 Alberta | #551 | 2022 | ▲ 28 % |
| Evelynn | English | 66 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | #592 | 2018 | ▲ 4 % |
| Evelynn | English | 12 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #645 | 2025 | – |
| Ewelina | Polish | 10,222 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #148 | 2000 | ▼ 30 % |
| Ewelina | Polish | 126 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2003 | – |
| Ewelina | Polish | 75 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | – | 2009 | – |
| Ewelina | Polish | 48 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2009 | – |
| Ewelina | Polish | 10 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2016 | – |
| Evelynne | English | 1,491 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3100 | 2018 | ▼ 5 % |
| Evelynne | English | 82 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2018 | – |
| Evelien | French | 948 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | – | 1995 | – |
| Evelien | French | 5 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 2016 | – |
| Evelyna | English | 355 | 🇺🇸 United States | #6325 | 2018 | ▲ 100 % |
| Evelyna | English | 45 | 🇫🇷 France | #6315 | 2025 | new |
| Evelyna | English | 29 | 🏴 England & Wales | #4201 | 2024 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Eveline ↔ Evelin — verified against linguistic sources
- Evelina ↔ Evelin — verified against linguistic sources
- Evelien ↔ Evelin — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Evelyne ↔ Eveline — spelling variant
- Evelyne ↔ Evelynne — spelling variant
- Evelina ↔ Ewelina — spelling variant
- Evelina ↔ Evelyna — spelling variant
- Evelyn ↔ Evelin — spelling variant
- Evelyn ↔ Evelynn — spelling variant
Questions about Evelyn
How popular is the name Evelyn?
In 2025 it ranked #8 in the United States. Official registers record 1,011,462 births across 27 countries.
What is Evelyn in other languages?
Evelyne (French); Evelin (English); Evelina (Spanish); Eveline (French); Evelynn (English); Ewelina (Polish); Evelynne (English); Evelien (French); Evelyna (English).
When was Evelyn most popular?
It peaked in France in 1953, at 1,023.7 births per 100,000.
Is Evelyn a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Evelyn is a girl name.