Recorded 1915–2015 Girls' name Peak 2008 60 births

Evelen — girls' name

60 babies named Evelen in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s102000s332010s12
2000s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Evelen was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

12 babies were named Evelen in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evelen

The Social Security Administration has registered 60 babies named Evelen between 1915 and 2015, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evelen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2015. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evelen performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Evelen shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Evelen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evelen in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 60 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Evelen at a glance

Last recorded 2015

Total births

60

Since 1915

101 years of records

Peak year

2008

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2015

Active since

1915

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2015

Evelen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–1915

Last recorded 2015
Peak year (2008)
12
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
468101214 201520112008200620052003192519231915 5

Evelen by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
33 births that decade — 55% of Evelen's all-time total
1910s51920s102000s332010s12

Evelen by state

Where Evelen concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Evelen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 8.3%
California share of Evelen's total US births 8.3%

5 of 60 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evelen?
60 babies have been named Evelen since 1915. It was last recorded in 2015. The peak year was 2008 with 12 births.
When was Evelen most popular?
Evelen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Evelen most popular?
The top states for the name Evelen are California (5 births).
How long has the name Evelen been used?
Evelen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 101 years of data through 2015.
What names are similar to Evelen?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evelyn, Everly, Eve, Everleigh, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1915–2015 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.