girl's name
Evelyne
ev-LEEN
- Origin French
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 135,283
Canada
#251
2024 births
Evelyne is a French form of Evelyn, and the name is a chain of diminutives with a lost root — Aveline, from Avila, from a Germanic element nobody has securely identified. The life reading is folk etymology.
- Evelyne is a name of French origin.
- Peaked in France in 1953, when 7,765 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1902.
Evelyne over time
Births per decade in France, 1900s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1900s | 30 |
| 1910s | 80 |
| 1920s | 470 |
| 1930s | 3,170 |
| 1940s | 21,345 |
| 1950s | 63,405 |
| 1960s | 30,630 |
| 1970s | 6,455 |
| 1980s | 1,775 |
| 1990s | 525 |
| 2000s | 210 |
| 2010s | 170 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 110 |
What Evelyne means
Evelyne has no securely known meaning. The life reading comes from confusion with the unrelated Hebrew Eve, and the Germanic root behind Aveline has never been established.
Where Evelyne comes from
Evelyne is a French form of Evelyn, from the Norman Aveline, a double diminutive of Avila — a Germanic name whose root is not identified. The desired or life readings both come from association with Eve, the Hebrew Chavah, which is a separate name entirely. Evelyn began as an English surname and returned as a given name used for both sexes, which is why Evelyn Waugh was a man married to a woman also called Evelyn. The French Evelyne resolved firmly female.
Evelyne in use
Evelyne peaked in France in 1953, when 7,765 babies were registered, and our data marks it reviving. It charts in four of the seven markets we track — 251st in Canada, 1760th in England and Wales on 17 births, 2145th in France on 15 and 3608th in the United States on 42 — across 135,283 lifetime births. Its 1953 French peak is late for a name of this shape and reflects a distinct French wave rather than the English-language one.
How popular is Evelyne?
In 2025, Evelyne was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Evelyne is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Evelyne is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Évelyne | Évelyne is a rare spelling of Evelyne, written with an acute accent and recorded about 335 times, mostly in France. | 335 |
| Eve-Lyne | Eve-Lyne is Evelyne written with a hyphen, recorded mostly in Canada. | 28 |
Names that peaked alongside Evelyne
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Evelyne also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Evelyne over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Evelyne
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Evelyne in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Evelyne
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Evelyne — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Evelyne
What does the name Evelyne mean?
Not known. It descends through Aveline from a Germanic root that has never been identified.
Does Evelyn mean life?
No — that comes from confusion with Eve, which is a separate Hebrew name.
Was Evelyn ever a boys' name?
Yes in English. Evelyn Waugh was a man, married to a woman also called Evelyn.
Is Evelyne coming back?
Our data marks it reviving, strongest in England and Wales at 1760th.
How popular is the name Evelyne?
In 2025, Evelyne was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
When was Evelyne most popular?
Evelyne peaked in 1953, when 7,765 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
What are the nicknames for Evelyne?
Evelyne is usually shortened to Eve and Lyne.
Is Evelyne a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Evelyne currently ranks #251 in France. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.