Evelyn

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 1999 and has been recorded in 26 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2024 with 319 babies (rank #98 that year). In 2024 it was given to 319 girls (rank #98). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Evelyn

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

4,077
Total babies (all years)
26
Years in the data
319
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199965#302
200072#294
200147#367
200261#321
200373#277
200477#274
200578#266
200674#283
200785#268
200899#255
200988#272
2010105#246
2011123#216
2012172#174
2013158#182
2014189#159
2015176#162
2016208#146
2017216#141
2018252#118
2019216#128
2020225#123
2021290#103
2022299#104
2023310#100
2024319#98