unisex name

Evin

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 4,718

Scotland

#698

2009 births

Evin is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 22% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2005, when 144 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 97,513 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1918.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Evin 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.

1,178
'10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Evin by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1910s 8
1920s 16
1930s 26
1940s 5
1950s 30
1960s 79
1970s 160
1980s 526
1990s 703
2000s 1,178
2010s 784
2020s (to 2025) 194

How popular is Evin?

In 2025, Evin was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Evin is used

Scotland #698 3 in 2009
Ireland #805 3 in 2016
France #2,131 20 in 2025
England & Wales #2,363 15 in 2025
Canada #3,406 5 in 2023
United States #3,797 34 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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.

How Evin is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Evîn Evîn is a rare spelling of Evin, written with a circumflex and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. 10

Names that peaked alongside Evin

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Evin also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Evin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Evin

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Evin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Evin

How popular is the name Evin?

In 2025, Evin was given to 34 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Is Evin a girl's or a boy's name?

Evin is used for both girls and boys. About 22% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Evin?

Evin has 2 syllables.

When was Evin most popular?

Evin peaked in 2005, when 144 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Evin a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Evin currently ranks #2,131 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.