Girls' name · since 1880
Evalyn
Evalyn has 9,567 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,567
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evalyn currently ranks #1427 among girls' names in America, with 9,567 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evalyn has been recorded 9,567 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #1427 nationally and more common than 92% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,427 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 9,567 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evalyn ranks #1,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,427 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,567 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,427 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 9,567
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evalyn's 9,567 recorded births place it above 97.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
35 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Evalyn compares
9,567 Top 10% higher than 90% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Evalyn's all-time total is 25x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evalyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 9,567 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 331 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evalyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Evalyn's full recorded timeline at 1950, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 331 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Evalyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 331
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Evalyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (2,799 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Evalyn's strongest decade.
2,799 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Evalyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 115
1880s
115 births
- 1890s 235
1890s
235 births
- 1900s 316
1900s
316 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,332 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,170 births
- 1930s 532
1930s
532 births
- 1940s 390
1940s
390 births
- 1950s 259
1950s
259 births
- 1960s 124
1960s
124 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 46
1980s
46 births
- 1990s 142
1990s
142 births
- 2000s 912
2000s
912 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,799 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,152 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 2,799 births (29% of all-time use).
How Evalyn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Evalyn's total volume
Evalyn by state
Where Evalyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 740 | 7.7% |
| #2 | California | | 722 | 7.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 405 | 4.2% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 402 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 366 | 3.8% |
| #6 | New York | | 281 | 2.9% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 249 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 201 | 2.1% |
740 of 9,567 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 35 reporting states.
Evalyn appears in 35 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evalyn's data
- Evalyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (2,799 total births) through the 2020s (1,152) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Evalyns (740 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evalyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Evalyn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.