Girls' name · since 1880
Evelyn
Evelyn has 639,756 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1921 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #42 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 639,756
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
639,756 babies have been named Evelyn since 1880, making it today's #8 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evelyn has been recorded 639,756 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #8 nationally and more common than 99.9% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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.
- #42 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 639,756 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evelyn ranks #42 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 639,756 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #42 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 639,756
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Evelyn's 639,756 recorded births place it above 99.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Evelyn compares
639,756 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Evelyn's all-time total is 1,701x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 639,756 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14,278 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Evelyn's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 116 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 14,278, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Evelyn popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1921)
- 14,278
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Evelyn popularity over time - boys
1,906 total births recorded since 1900 (Evelyn as boys' name)
Evelyn by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124,166 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Evelyn's strongest decade.
124,166 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Evelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 1,817
1880s
1,817 births
- 1890s 5,648
1890s
5,648 births
- 1900s 18,603
1900s
18,603 births
- 1910s
1910s
91,492 births
- 1920s
1920s
124,166 births
- 1930s
1930s
69,364 births
- 1940s 48,157
1940s
48,157 births
- 1950s 38,411
1950s
38,411 births
- 1960s 22,582
1960s
22,582 births
- 1970s 9,974
1970s
9,974 births
- 1980s 10,978
1980s
10,978 births
- 1990s 15,128
1990s
15,128 births
- 2000s 40,730
2000s
40,730 births
- 2010s
2010s
86,972 births
- 2020s
2020s
55,734 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124,166 births (19% of all-time use).
How Evelyn 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 Evelyn's total volume
Evelyn by state
Where Evelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 51,606 | 8.1% |
| #2 | California | | 51,278 | 8.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 41,857 | 6.5% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 34,052 | 5.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 32,285 | 5.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 26,981 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 20,329 | 3.2% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 19,716 | 3.1% |
51,606 of 639,756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Evelyn appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evelyn's data
- Evelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (124,166 total births) through the 2020s (55,734) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Evelyns (51,606 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
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 Evelyn 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.