Recorded 1924–2023 Girls' name Peak 2019 180 births

Evellyn — girls' name

180 babies named Evellyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s62000s502010s962020s28
2010s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Evellyn was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Evellyn in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evellyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 180 babies named Evellyn between 1924 and 2023, spanning 100 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evellyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evellyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Evellyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evellyn 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 180 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.

Evellyn at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

180

Since 1924

100 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1924

Recorded for 100 years

Last year on file: 2023

Evellyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1924

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 100 years of records
05101520 20232020201720132010200620021924 6

Evellyn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 53% of Evellyn's all-time total
1920s62000s502010s962020s28

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evellyn?
180 babies have been named Evellyn since 1924. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Evellyn most popular?
Evellyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Evellyn been used?
Evellyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 100 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Evellyn?
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, 1924–2023 (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.