Evelyn

#8 for girls in 2025, 9,123 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
2024 · 9,146 births
Debut · girls
122 births
In top 100 · girls
84 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
639,756
since 1880

Evelyn over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201994girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#89,123#8,9108
2024#89,146#10,9386
2023#99,121#8,9218
2022#99,332#10,8636
2021#99,495#7,58710
2020#99,517#9,5547
2019#1010,443#10,8036
2018#1010,433#6,34513
2017#910,748#7,09511
2016#1210,116#8,8168
2015#159,377#5,28917
2014#168,753#12,1085
2013#207,670#5,92314
2012#276,880#6,30613
2011#246,709#8,7678
2010#395,843#8,8038
2009#405,584
2008#545,101#7,69810
2007#555,054#10,9216
2006#654,751#7,42710
2005#714,490#8,2998
2004#843,763#6,52011
2003#883,701#5,87712
2002#983,372#8,4567
2001#1262,691#9,2436
2000#1502,223
1999#1611,964
1998#1781,707
1997#1911,572
1996#1871,596#5,9829
1995#1951,508#5,9289
1994#2011,452#5,45210
1993#2111,347#7,6386
1992#2031,411#3,10521
1991#2221,269#5,5219
1990#2201,302#3,97114
1989#2351,171#3,09419
1988#2351,124#3,35015
1987#2531,011#3,07216
1986#2401,081#4,4579
1985#2291,132#3,40113
1984#2391,050#3,70111
1983#2221,139#3,23013
1982#1971,377#2,70917
1981#2421,032#3,85810
1980#288861#3,83810
1979#287851
1978#282820
1977#289832
1976#280819#4,0128
1975#280868#5,4645
1974#270942#3,5589
1973#2491,015#3,4459
1972#2541,060#3,3449
1971#2311,301#3,6588
1970#2161,466#3,2829
1969#2151,452#3,0629
1968#1921,645#3,6736
1967#1841,723#2,7609
1966#1761,872#2,7849
1965#1762,003#3,5376
1964#1622,380#2,31013
1963#1592,567#2,20014
1962#1532,780#3,0418
1961#1462,941#1,94818
1960#1373,219#2,8719
1959#1343,265#1,80620
1958#1343,275#2,02616
1957#1253,640#2,49411
1956#1203,748#1,88618
1955#1123,805#1,84518
1954#1093,952#2,20713
1953#944,064#2,28712
1952#904,155#2,15313
1951#884,232#2,05514
1950#864,275#2,43810
1949#804,529#1,87216
1948#744,840#2,02714
1947#725,243#2,25112
1946#654,890#1,55721
1945#574,377#1,92613
1944#574,516#1,73816
1943#534,912#1,91015
1942#534,940#1,62919
1941#504,928#1,41123
1940#484,982#1,36824
1939#405,332#1,00740
1938#385,688#1,39723
1937#365,760#1,11934
1936#346,108#1,18231
1935#316,560#1,19431
1934#296,983#1,11635
1933#306,947#1,40523
1932#237,958#1,03541
1931#248,492#1,07839
1930#199,536#95850
1929#199,886#1,11139
1928#1710,533#1,09541
1927#1511,495#1,17837
1926#1311,780#1,12440
1925#1212,505#1,18436
1924#1213,358#1,15239
1923#1213,173#1,15738
1922#1313,320#1,30831
1921#1214,278#1,36030
1920#1213,838#1,54324
1919#1113,321#1,38627
1918#1113,493#1,25631
1917#1112,532#1,26429
1916#1111,889#1,33526
1915#1011,595#1,37224
1914#118,506#1,38819
1913#126,683#1,17319
1912#135,620#1,09518
1911#164,076#1,03811
1910#173,777#82214
1909#183,157#1,0838
1908#202,857#9469
1907#183,035#77812
1906#322,077#79810
1905#451,661#78610
1904#501,372#9667
1903#541,211#8468
1902#591,151#1,1375
1901#62966#1,0585
1900#701,116#1,0507
1899#74802
1898#76836
1897#80690
1896#84646
1895#87630
1894#99491
1893#104457
1892#106418
1891#109362
1890#125316
1889#118320
1888#139237
1887#135194
1886#135203
1885#131191
1884#134170
1883#140139
1882#142125
1881#135116
1880#133122
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Evelyn was already there! It came in at #133, and was given to 122 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 180 girls a year got the name.

Where Evelyn is popular in 1994

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #175 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 556 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedNHWashington: #328 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,806 girlsWAIdaho: #254 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,075 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #402 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsMNIllinois: #197 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsILWisconsin: #462 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,289 girlsWIMichigan: #785 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,776 girlsMINew York: #180 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 976 girlsNYMassachusetts: #305 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,879 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedRIOregon: #349 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,781 girlsORNevada: #255 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,110 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedIAIndiana: #407 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,731 girlsINOhio: #476 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,593 girlsOHPennsylvania: #466 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,418 girlsPANew Jersey: #193 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,074 girlsNJConnecticut: #229 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,313 girlsCTCalifornia: #93 for girls · 571 births · 1 in 425 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedUTColorado: #365 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,023 girlsCONebraska: #257 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,349 girlsNEMissouri: #519 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,708 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedWVVirginia: #220 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,216 girlsVAMaryland: #207 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,148 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedDEArizona: #241 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,127 girlsAZNew Mexico: #336 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,471 girlsNMKansas: #430 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,576 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedARTennessee: #356 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,435 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #362 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,385 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #266 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,507 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #260 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 927 girlsDCOklahoma: #328 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsOKLouisiana: #345 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,868 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedMSAlabama: #319 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsALGeorgia: #251 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Evelyn, so not publishedHITexas: #136 for girls · 209 births · 1 in 651 girlsTXFlorida: #283 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,733 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#93 · 1 in 425
  2. Texas#136 · 1 in 651
  3. Alaska#175 · 1 in 556
  4. New York#180 · 1 in 976
  5. New Jersey#193 · 1 in 1,074

Best ever in a state: #1 in Minnesota, 2016.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#935711 in 425
Texas#1362091 in 651
Alaska#17551 in 556
New York#1801141 in 976
New Jersey#193411 in 1,074
Illinois#197731 in 1,017
Maryland#207221 in 1,148
Virginia#220291 in 1,216
Connecticut#229131 in 1,313
Arizona#241241 in 1,127
Georgia#251291 in 1,405
Idaho#25451 in 1,075
Nevada#25571 in 1,110
Nebraska#25761 in 1,349
District of Columbia#26051 in 927
South Carolina#266111 in 1,507
Florida#283431 in 1,733
Massachusetts#305181 in 1,879
Alabama#319111 in 1,909
Oklahoma#32891 in 1,799
Washington#328161 in 1,806
New Mexico#33661 in 1,471
Louisiana#345121 in 1,868
Oregon#34991 in 1,781
Tennessee#356121 in 2,435
North Carolina#362161 in 2,385
Colorado#365101 in 2,023
Minnesota#40291 in 2,847
Indiana#407121 in 2,731
Kansas#43051 in 2,576
Wisconsin#46281 in 3,289
Pennsylvania#466191 in 3,418
Ohio#476181 in 3,593
Missouri#51981 in 3,708
Michigan#78581 in 6,776
Arkansas
Delaware
Hawaii
Iowa
Kentucky
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Evelyn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • Held #8 since 2024
  • 1 spot since 2020 (#9#8)
  • 7 spots since 2015 (#15#8)
  • Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1981 (#288#242)
  • Biggest drop: 25 spots in 1983 (#197#222)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2024 at #8 (9,146 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 10 yrs
  • Top 10: 10 yrs · run 2017–2025
  • Top 100: 84 yrs · run 1894–1953
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 85
  • Highest: 1 in 85 girls born in 1919 were named Evelyn (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 176 girls born in 2025 (0.57%)
  • Its best rank, #8 in 2024, was only 1 in 177 (0.56%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.4% of all girls named Evelyn (124,166) were born in this decade
  • Comeback: #10 (1915) → #289 (1977) → #8 (2024)
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,817#118 (1889)#134
1890s5,648#74 (1899)#94
1900s18,603#18 (1909)#43
1910s91,492#10 (1915)#12
1920s124,166#12 (1921)#14
1930s69,364#19 (1930)#30
1940s48,157#48 (1940)#61
1950s38,411#86 (1950)#109
1960s22,582#137 (1960)#170
1970s9,974#216 (1970)#264
1980s10,978#197 (1982)#238
1990s15,128#161 (1999)#197
2000s40,730#40 (2009)#83
2010s86,972#9 (2017)#18
2020s55,734#8 (2024)#9

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Evelyn in 1994

girls
#201
1,452 births · 1 in 1,230 girls
boys
#5,452
10 births · 1 in 193,203 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #201Evelyn1,452

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #5,452Evelyn10
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,230 of them was named Evelyn, which outranked 98.7% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evelyn
  1. #198Claudia1,506
  2. #199Makayla1,503
  3. #200Alisha1,497
  4. #201Evelyn1,452
  5. #202Aaliyah1,451
  6. #203Kiara1,445
  7. #204Anne1,432
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 4,523Nohely#5,419#896
  2. 4,322Aaliyah#4,524#202
  3. 2,306Zana#3,108#802
  4. 1,711Aliyah#2,068#357
  5. 1,430Zhane#2,012#582
Fallers
  1. 1,015Coraima#875#1,890
  2. 799Kalene#929#1,728
  3. 656Deyanira#938#1,594
  4. 577Crysta#968#1,545
  5. 562Hilary#647#1,209

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 193,203 of them was named Evelyn, which outranked 46.8% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Evelyn
  1. #5,109Zackrey11
  2. #5,109Zalman11
  3. #5,109Zeshan11
  4. #5,452Evelyn10
  5. #5,452Aarion10
  6. #5,452Abisai10
  7. #5,452Able10
  8. #5,868Aaran9
  9. #5,868Aarin9
  10. #5,868Abanoub9

Tied with 415 names at #5,452; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. 1,574Tyrin#2,509#935
  2. 714River#1,638#924
  3. 472Bryton#1,460#988
  4. 463Kahlil#1,444#981
  5. 446Jayden#1,295#849
Fallers
  1. 551Garth#965#1,516
  2. 364Jordy#828#1,192
  3. 342Montel#889#1,231
  4. 289Darrel#889#1,178
  5. 245Deante#859#1,104

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1994