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Evalyn

Girl

Meaning of Evalyn: English: 'variant of Evelyn, meaning desired or wished for'

Evalyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1387th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1230th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1387

151 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1230

27 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

9,567

First recorded 1880 · peak 2014

Trend

falling

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 6 babies1982: 7 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 5 babies1987: 5 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 6 babies1990: 6 babies19901991: 17 babies1992: 11 babies1993: 11 babies1994: 16 babies1995: 8 babies1996: 16 babies1997: 14 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 23 babies2000: 16 babies20002001: 33 babies2002: 59 babies2003: 61 babies2004: 68 babies2005: 92 babies2006: 108 babies2007: 132 babies2008: 134 babies2009: 209 babies2010: 241 babies20102011: 247 babies2012: 281 babies2013: 270 babies2014: 331 babies2015: 321 babies2016: 320 babies2017: 278 babies2018: 263 babies2019: 247 babies2020: 230 babies20202021: 201 babies2022: 200 babies2023: 202 babies2024: 168 babies2025: 151 babies
US babies named Evalyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 331.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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