Girls' name · peaked in 1919
Evelyn name popularity since 1925
455,674 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Evelyn. Half of them were born in 1965 or earlier, so the typical Evelyn is about 61 years old in 2026. Evelyn peaked in 1919 as the #11 name for girls, and it ranked #8 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 455,674
- Named Evelyn, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1919
- #11 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #8
- for girls in 2025 (9,123 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 454,229 girls · 1,445 boys
- Most popular in
- South Carolina
- 1.29× its national share
Peak year is the year Evelyn made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Evelyn births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Evelyn peaked earlier, in 1919.
- Fastest rise: Between 1998 and 2003, Evelyn became 2.1× more common, from 1 in 1,040 baby girls to 1 in 494.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Evelyn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Evelyn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Evelyn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 56,199 | 193 | – |
| 1930s | 69,364 | 347 | #31 |
| 1940s | 48,157 | 173 | #57 |
| 1950s | 38,411 | 145 | #112 |
| 1960s | 22,582 | 101 | #176 |
| 1970s | 9,974 | 57 | #280 |
| 1980s | 10,978 | 133 | #229 |
| 1990s | 15,128 | 78 | #196 |
| 2000s | 40,730 | 70 | #71 |
| 2010s | 86,972 | 103 | #15 |
| 2020–25 | 55,734 | 45 | #8 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
27.1% of babies named Evelyn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Evelyn is most popular
The index compares Evelyn's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Evelyn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 1.29× | 8,283 |
| Alaska | 1.24× | 844 |
| Virginia | 1.24× | 12,799 |
| North Carolina | 1.23× | 15,920 |
| Georgia | 1.20× | 15,256 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Evelyn and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Evelyn (this page) | 454,229 | 1919 |
| Evelynn | 15,881 | 2025 |
| Evelin | 7,351 | 2006 |
| Evalyn | 6,818 | 1918 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Evelyn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Evelyn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Evelyn (1919).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data