girl's name
Evelynn
EV-uh-lin
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 17,139
the United States
#301
2025 births
Evelynn is a girl's name of Norman French origin, a modern respelling of Evelyn with a doubled N. It descends from Aveline, a diminutive brought to England after the Conquest, and reached English as a surname before it became a first name.
- Evelynn is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 2019, when 1,030 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 3,276 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Evelynn over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 73 |
| 1920s | 187 |
| 1930s | 122 |
| 1940s | 163 |
| 1950s | 144 |
| 1960s | 110 |
| 1970s | 80 |
| 1980s | 131 |
| 1990s | 271 |
| 2000s | 1,636 |
| 2010s | 7,212 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 5,935 |
What Evelynn means
Evelynn carries the sense usually given as desired or wished for, through the Old French Aveline. That derivation is traditional rather than proven, and the second N adds nothing to the meaning.
Where Evelynn comes from
Evelynn respells Evelyn, which came to England as the Norman French surname Aveline, a diminutive of Ava, connected by most authorities to a Germanic element read as desired. The surname drifted into use as a given name among the English aristocracy, for boys as well as girls — the diarist John Evelyn, born in 1620, is the best-known male bearer. It shifted decisively to girls during the Victorian period. The doubled N is a modern American spelling that distinguishes the name in the records without changing its sound, and it appears in our data from 1914.
Evelynn in use
Evelynn charts in only three of the seven countries we track and peaked in 2019.
How popular is Evelynn?
In 2025, Evelynn was given to 1,012 babies in the United States, ranking #301 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Evelynn is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Evelynn
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Evelynn also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Evelynn over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
3 nicknames for Evelynn
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.
Evelynn 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 Evelynn
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Evelynn — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Evelynn
What does the name Evelynn mean?
Usually given as desired or wished for, through the Old French Aveline — a traditional reading rather than a proven one.
What is the difference between Evelynn and Evelyn?
Only the doubled N. Both are pronounced the same and share the same origin.
Was Evelyn ever a boy's name?
Yes, for centuries. The diarist John Evelyn is the best-known male bearer, and the name only became decisively feminine in the Victorian period.
How popular is the name Evelynn?
In 2025, Evelynn was given to 1,012 babies in the United States, ranking #301 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
When was Evelynn most popular?
Evelynn peaked in 2019, when 1,030 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Evelynn?
Evelynn is usually shortened to Evie, Eve and Lynn.
Is Evelynn a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Evelynn currently ranks #301 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.