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 1955
- 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
- New York#53 · 1 in 251
- Mississippi#56 · 1 in 227
- New Mexico#58 · 1 in 216
- Arkansas#59 · 1 in 249
- South Carolina#62 · 1 in 278
Best ever in a state: #1 in Minnesota, 2016.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | #53 | 650 | 1 in 251 |
| Mississippi | #56 | 121 | 1 in 227 |
| New Mexico | #58 | 50 | 1 in 216 |
| Arkansas | #59 | 75 | 1 in 249 |
| South Carolina | #62 | 103 | 1 in 278 |
| North Carolina | #64 | 186 | 1 in 280 |
| Louisiana | #69 | 119 | 1 in 316 |
| Alabama | #70 | 107 | 1 in 339 |
| Georgia | #75 | 141 | 1 in 326 |
| Tennessee | #75 | 114 | 1 in 337 |
| Florida | #77 | 113 | 1 in 351 |
| Hawaii | #77 | 23 | 1 in 263 |
| Arizona | #79 | 40 | 1 in 301 |
| Virginia | #81 | 125 | 1 in 328 |
| West Virginia | #91 | 47 | 1 in 418 |
| Delaware | #100 | 10 | 1 in 418 |
| New Jersey | #102 | 115 | 1 in 466 |
| District of Columbia | #107 | 30 | 1 in 442 |
| Texas | #107 | 228 | 1 in 491 |
| Maryland | #110 | 60 | 1 in 479 |
| Oklahoma | #111 | 42 | 1 in 525 |
| Kentucky | #115 | 53 | 1 in 634 |
| Connecticut | #123 | 39 | 1 in 590 |
| Missouri | #125 | 72 | 1 in 604 |
| Utah | #126 | 20 | 1 in 512 |
| Montana | #128 | 13 | 1 in 526 |
| Maine | #135 | 15 | 1 in 630 |
| New Hampshire | #138 | 8 | 1 in 639 |
| Pennsylvania | #140 | 165 | 1 in 683 |
| Illinois | #141 | 135 | 1 in 746 |
| Michigan | #141 | 122 | 1 in 734 |
| California | #142 | 222 | 1 in 658 |
| Alaska | #148 | 5 | 1 in 519 |
| Colorado | #148 | 27 | 1 in 662 |
| Ohio | #154 | 125 | 1 in 816 |
| Indiana | #156 | 55 | 1 in 877 |
| Rhode Island | #158 | 8 | 1 in 1,053 |
| Kansas | #167 | 25 | 1 in 868 |
| North Dakota | #174 | 8 | 1 in 869 |
| Nebraska | #176 | 15 | 1 in 977 |
| Massachusetts | #184 | 39 | 1 in 1,318 |
| Oregon | #184 | 17 | 1 in 957 |
| Washington | #186 | 30 | 1 in 934 |
| Wisconsin | #187 | 30 | 1 in 1,389 |
| Iowa | #209 | 20 | 1 in 1,422 |
| South Dakota | #213 | 6 | 1 in 1,277 |
| Idaho | #221 | 6 | 1 in 1,062 |
| Minnesota | #221 | 22 | 1 in 1,654 |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 1955
girls
#112
3,805 births · 1 in 514 girls
boys
#1,845
18 births · 1 in 114,438 boys
Top girls' names in 1955
Top boys' names in 1955
More about 1955
girls
1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 514 of them was named Evelyn, which outranked 98.3% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Evelyn
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 114,438 of them was named Evelyn, which outranked 58.1% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Evelyn
- #1,791Simmie19
- #1,791Wayde19
- #1,791Zebedee19
- #1,845Evelyn18
- #1,845Arron18
- #1,845Arvid18
- #1,845Barnett18
- #1,902Ace17
- #1,902Alfonse17
- #1,902Ali17
Tied with 56 names at #1,845; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.