Girls' name · since 1924
Evellyn
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 188 babies named Evellyn, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,027 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 188
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
188 babies have been named Evellyn since 1924, making it today's #11027 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Evellyn recorded 188 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #11027 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #20,450 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,027 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 188 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evellyn ranks #20,450 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,027 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 188 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,450 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,027 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 188
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evellyn's 188 recorded births place it above 71.68% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Evellyn compares
188 36th percentile among 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
Evellyn's all-time total is 50% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evellyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 188 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 18 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evellyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Evellyn splits its recorded history at 2013: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 18 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Evellyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Evellyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Evellyn's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Evellyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
50 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (51% of all-time use).
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What to do with Evellyn's data
- Evellyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (36) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Evellyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2019)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Evellyn 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.