Evelyn

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline. Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was Evelyn Pierrepont, who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn.

From Wikipedia

Evelyn first appears in the data in 2011 and has been recorded in 15 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 965 babies (rank #17 that year). In 2025 it was given to 624 girls (rank #13). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Evelyn

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Evelyn yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

7,582

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

965

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Evelyn

Evelyn Waughdiarist · b. 1903
Evelyn Beatrice Hallbiographer · b. 1868
Evelyn Ashfordathletics competitor · b. 1957
Evelyn Glenniexylophonist · b. 1965
Evelyn Keyesfilm actor · b. 1916

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2011	99	#69
2012	111	#66
2013	144	#44
2014	240	#33
2015	693	#45
2016	565	#49
2017	597	#15
2018	540	#16
2019	965	#17
2020	707	#19
2021	471	#20
2022	465	#20
2023	692	#13
2024	669	#11
2025	624	#13