Evelyn
#8 for girls in 2025, 9,123 births · #8,910 for boys in 2025, 8 births
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 9,146 births
- Debut · girls
- 122 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 84 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 639,756since 1880
Evelyn over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #8 | 9,123 | #8,910 | 8 |
| 2024 | #8 | 9,146 | #10,938 | 6 |
| 2023 | #9 | 9,121 | #8,921 | 8 |
| 2022 | #9 | 9,332 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #9 | 9,495 | #7,587 | 10 |
| 2020 | #9 | 9,517 | #9,554 | 7 |
| 2019 | #10 | 10,443 | #10,803 | 6 |
| 2018 | #10 | 10,433 | #6,345 | 13 |
| 2017 | #9 | 10,748 | #7,095 | 11 |
| 2016 | #12 | 10,116 | #8,816 | 8 |
| 2015 | #15 | 9,377 | #5,289 | 17 |
| 2014 | #16 | 8,753 | #12,108 | 5 |
| 2013 | #20 | 7,670 | #5,923 | 14 |
| 2012 | #27 | 6,880 | #6,306 | 13 |
| 2011 | #24 | 6,709 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #39 | 5,843 | #8,803 | 8 |
| 2009 | #40 | 5,584 | — | |
| 2008 | #54 | 5,101 | #7,698 | 10 |
| 2007 | #55 | 5,054 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #65 | 4,751 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #71 | 4,490 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #84 | 3,763 | #6,520 | 11 |
| 2003 | #88 | 3,701 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #98 | 3,372 | #8,456 | 7 |
| 2001 | #126 | 2,691 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #150 | 2,223 | — | |
| 1999 | #161 | 1,964 | — | |
| 1998 | #178 | 1,707 | — | |
| 1997 | #191 | 1,572 | — | |
| 1996 | #187 | 1,596 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #195 | 1,508 | #5,928 | 9 |
| 1994 | #201 | 1,452 | #5,452 | 10 |
| 1993 | #211 | 1,347 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #203 | 1,411 | #3,105 | 21 |
| 1991 | #222 | 1,269 | #5,521 | 9 |
| 1990 | #220 | 1,302 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1989 | #235 | 1,171 | #3,094 | 19 |
| 1988 | #235 | 1,124 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #253 | 1,011 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | #240 | 1,081 | #4,457 | 9 |
| 1985 | #229 | 1,132 | #3,401 | 13 |
| 1984 | #239 | 1,050 | #3,701 | 11 |
| 1983 | #222 | 1,139 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #197 | 1,377 | #2,709 | 17 |
| 1981 | #242 | 1,032 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #288 | 861 | #3,838 | 10 |
| 1979 | #287 | 851 | — | |
| 1978 | #282 | 820 | — | |
| 1977 | #289 | 832 | — | |
| 1976 | #280 | 819 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #280 | 868 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #270 | 942 | #3,558 | 9 |
| 1973 | #249 | 1,015 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #254 | 1,060 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #231 | 1,301 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #216 | 1,466 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #215 | 1,452 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #192 | 1,645 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #184 | 1,723 | #2,760 | 9 |
| 1966 | #176 | 1,872 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #176 | 2,003 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #162 | 2,380 | #2,310 | 13 |
| 1963 | #159 | 2,567 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #153 | 2,780 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #146 | 2,941 | #1,948 | 18 |
| 1960 | #137 | 3,219 | #2,871 | 9 |
| 1959 | #134 | 3,265 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #134 | 3,275 | #2,026 | 16 |
| 1957 | #125 | 3,640 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #120 | 3,748 | #1,886 | 18 |
| 1955 | #112 | 3,805 | #1,845 | 18 |
| 1954 | #109 | 3,952 | #2,207 | 13 |
| 1953 | #94 | 4,064 | #2,287 | 12 |
| 1952 | #90 | 4,155 | #2,153 | 13 |
| 1951 | #88 | 4,232 | #2,055 | 14 |
| 1950 | #86 | 4,275 | #2,438 | 10 |
| 1949 | #80 | 4,529 | #1,872 | 16 |
| 1948 | #74 | 4,840 | #2,027 | 14 |
| 1947 | #72 | 5,243 | #2,251 | 12 |
| 1946 | #65 | 4,890 | #1,557 | 21 |
| 1945 | #57 | 4,377 | #1,926 | 13 |
| 1944 | #57 | 4,516 | #1,738 | 16 |
| 1943 | #53 | 4,912 | #1,910 | 15 |
| 1942 | #53 | 4,940 | #1,629 | 19 |
| 1941 | #50 | 4,928 | #1,411 | 23 |
| 1940 | #48 | 4,982 | #1,368 | 24 |
| 1939 | #40 | 5,332 | #1,007 | 40 |
| 1938 | #38 | 5,688 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1937 | #36 | 5,760 | #1,119 | 34 |
| 1936 | #34 | 6,108 | #1,182 | 31 |
| 1935 | #31 | 6,560 | #1,194 | 31 |
| 1934 | #29 | 6,983 | #1,116 | 35 |
| 1933 | #30 | 6,947 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #23 | 7,958 | #1,035 | 41 |
| 1931 | #24 | 8,492 | #1,078 | 39 |
| 1930 | #19 | 9,536 | #958 | 50 |
| 1929 | #19 | 9,886 | #1,111 | 39 |
| 1928 | #17 | 10,533 | #1,095 | 41 |
| 1927 | #15 | 11,495 | #1,178 | 37 |
| 1926 | #13 | 11,780 | #1,124 | 40 |
| 1925 | #12 | 12,505 | #1,184 | 36 |
| 1924 | #12 | 13,358 | #1,152 | 39 |
| 1923 | #12 | 13,173 | #1,157 | 38 |
| 1922 | #13 | 13,320 | #1,308 | 31 |
| 1921 | #12 | 14,278 | #1,360 | 30 |
| 1920 | #12 | 13,838 | #1,543 | 24 |
| 1919 | #11 | 13,321 | #1,386 | 27 |
| 1918 | #11 | 13,493 | #1,256 | 31 |
| 1917 | #11 | 12,532 | #1,264 | 29 |
| 1916 | #11 | 11,889 | #1,335 | 26 |
| 1915 | #10 | 11,595 | #1,372 | 24 |
| 1914 | #11 | 8,506 | #1,388 | 19 |
| 1913 | #12 | 6,683 | #1,173 | 19 |
| 1912 | #13 | 5,620 | #1,095 | 18 |
| 1911 | #16 | 4,076 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #17 | 3,777 | #822 | 14 |
| 1909 | #18 | 3,157 | #1,083 | 8 |
| 1908 | #20 | 2,857 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #18 | 3,035 | #778 | 12 |
| 1906 | #32 | 2,077 | #798 | 10 |
| 1905 | #45 | 1,661 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #50 | 1,372 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #54 | 1,211 | #846 | 8 |
| 1902 | #59 | 1,151 | #1,137 | 5 |
| 1901 | #62 | 966 | #1,058 | 5 |
| 1900 | #70 | 1,116 | #1,050 | 7 |
| 1899 | #74 | 802 | — | |
| 1898 | #76 | 836 | — | |
| 1897 | #80 | 690 | — | |
| 1896 | #84 | 646 | — | |
| 1895 | #87 | 630 | — | |
| 1894 | #99 | 491 | — | |
| 1893 | #104 | 457 | — | |
| 1892 | #106 | 418 | — | |
| 1891 | #109 | 362 | — | |
| 1890 | #125 | 316 | — | |
| 1889 | #118 | 320 | — | |
| 1888 | #139 | 237 | — | |
| 1887 | #135 | 194 | — | |
| 1886 | #135 | 203 | — | |
| 1885 | #131 | 191 | — | |
| 1884 | #134 | 170 | — | |
| 1883 | #140 | 139 | — | |
| 1882 | #142 | 125 | — | |
| 1881 | #135 | 116 | — | |
| 1880 | #133 | 122 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Evelyn was already there! It came in at #133, and was given to 122 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 180 girls a year got the name.
Where Evelyn is popular in 1940
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Florida#22 · 1 in 132
- Alaska#25 · 1 in 61
- Hawaii#26 · 1 in 99
- Alabama#26 · 1 in 156
- Virginia#27 · 1 in 128
Best ever in a state: #1 in Minnesota, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | #22 | 112 | 1 in 132 |
| Alaska | #25 | 6 | 1 in 61 |
| Alabama | #26 | 189 | 1 in 156 |
| Hawaii | #26 | 34 | 1 in 99 |
| Louisiana | #27 | 142 | 1 in 165 |
| Virginia | #27 | 193 | 1 in 128 |
| Georgia | #28 | 220 | 1 in 144 |
| South Carolina | #29 | 144 | 1 in 152 |
| Arizona | #33 | 35 | 1 in 138 |
| North Carolina | #34 | 229 | 1 in 164 |
| Tennessee | #36 | 174 | 1 in 162 |
| Missouri | #38 | 171 | 1 in 164 |
| Maryland | #40 | 77 | 1 in 169 |
| Utah | #40 | 31 | 1 in 161 |
| Arkansas | #43 | 98 | 1 in 195 |
| Delaware | #44 | 11 | 1 in 145 |
| Texas | #44 | 245 | 1 in 245 |
| West Virginia | #46 | 91 | 1 in 208 |
| Nebraska | #48 | 46 | 1 in 201 |
| District of Columbia | #49 | 33 | 1 in 186 |
| Oklahoma | #49 | 86 | 1 in 234 |
| North Dakota | #50 | 31 | 1 in 172 |
| Pennsylvania | #50 | 365 | 1 in 205 |
| Mississippi | #52 | 97 | 1 in 233 |
| California | #53 | 209 | 1 in 239 |
| Idaho | #55 | 19 | 1 in 225 |
| Colorado | #56 | 39 | 1 in 233 |
| Iowa | #56 | 80 | 1 in 247 |
| Kentucky | #56 | 115 | 1 in 249 |
| New Jersey | #57 | 121 | 1 in 214 |
| Vermont | #59 | 13 | 1 in 194 |
| Michigan | #61 | 174 | 1 in 251 |
| Illinois | #62 | 202 | 1 in 279 |
| Kansas | #62 | 49 | 1 in 251 |
| Ohio | #62 | 196 | 1 in 269 |
| Maine | #64 | 28 | 1 in 220 |
| New Hampshire | #64 | 16 | 1 in 208 |
| South Dakota | #64 | 19 | 1 in 248 |
| Oregon | #65 | 25 | 1 in 285 |
| Connecticut | #66 | 49 | 1 in 217 |
| New York | #69 | 354 | 1 in 253 |
| Massachusetts | #71 | 116 | 1 in 253 |
| Wyoming | #71 | 7 | 1 in 237 |
| Minnesota | #73 | 73 | 1 in 311 |
| Washington | #73 | 35 | 1 in 330 |
| Wisconsin | #74 | 67 | 1 in 361 |
| New Mexico | #80 | 21 | 1 in 279 |
| Indiana | #82 | 66 | 1 in 407 |
| Rhode Island | #82 | 15 | 1 in 302 |
| Montana | #95 | 12 | 1 in 357 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Evelyn
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- Held #8 since 2024
- 1 spot since 2020 (#9 → #8)
- 7 spots since 2015 (#15 → #8)
- Biggest jump: 46 spots in 1981 (#288 → #242)
- Biggest drop: 25 spots in 1983 (#197 → #222)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #8 (9,146 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 10 yrs
- Top 10: 10 yrs · run 2017–2025
- Top 100: 84 yrs · run 1894–1953
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 85
- Highest: 1 in 85 girls born in 1919 were named Evelyn (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 176 girls born in 2025 (0.57%)
- Its best rank, #8 in 2024, was only 1 in 177 (0.56%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 19.4% of all girls named Evelyn (124,166) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #10 (1915) → #289 (1977) → #8 (2024)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,817 | #118 (1889) | #134 |
| 1890s | 5,648 | #74 (1899) | #94 |
| 1900s | 18,603 | #18 (1909) | #43 |
| 1910s | 91,492 | #10 (1915) | #12 |
| 1920s | 124,166 | #12 (1921) | #14 |
| 1930s | 69,364 | #19 (1930) | #30 |
| 1940s | 48,157 | #48 (1940) | #61 |
| 1950s | 38,411 | #86 (1950) | #109 |
| 1960s | 22,582 | #137 (1960) | #170 |
| 1970s | 9,974 | #216 (1970) | #264 |
| 1980s | 10,978 | #197 (1982) | #238 |
| 1990s | 15,128 | #161 (1999) | #197 |
| 2000s | 40,730 | #40 (2009) | #83 |
| 2010s | 86,972 | #9 (2017) | #18 |
| 2020s | 55,734 | #8 (2024) | #9 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Evelyn in 1940
girls
#48
4,982 births · 1 in 230 girls
boys
#1,368
24 births · 1 in 48,299 boys
Top girls' names in 1940
Top boys' names in 1940
More about 1940
girls
1,143,528 girls got a published name in 1940; 1 in 230 of them was named Evelyn, which outranked 99.0% of the 5,028 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Evelyn
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,159,172 boys got a published name in 1940; 1 in 48,299 of them was named Evelyn, which outranked 65.3% of the 3,937 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Evelyn
- #1,334Vivian25
- #1,334Wanda25
- #1,334Waymond25
- #1,368Evelyn24
- #1,368Abram24
- #1,368Adelbert24
- #1,368Arnie24
- #1,397Acie23
- #1,397Amado23
- #1,397Ann23
Tied with 28 names at #1,368; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1939
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.