Girls' name · since 1914
Evelynn
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 16,064 babies named Evelynn, peaking in 2019. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,064
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evelynn currently ranks #301 among girls' names in America, with 16,064 babies recorded since 1914.
Evelynn has 16,064 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #301 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #1,221 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 16,064 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evelynn ranks #1,221 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 16,064 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,221 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 16,064
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evelynn's 16,064 recorded births place it above 98.31% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Evelynn compares
16,064 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Evelynn's all-time total is 43x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16,064 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,030 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Evelynn's full recorded timeline at 1969, 95% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 5% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1975, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 1,030 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Evelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2019)
- 1,030
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Evelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (7,212 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Evelynn's strongest decade.
7,212 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Evelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 73
1910s
73 births
- 1920s 187
1920s
187 births
- 1930s 122
1930s
122 births
- 1940s 163
1940s
163 births
- 1950s 144
1950s
144 births
- 1960s 110
1960s
110 births
- 1970s 80
1970s
80 births
- 1980s 131
1980s
131 births
- 1990s 271
1990s
271 births
- 2000s 1,636
2000s
1,636 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,212 births
- 2020s
2020s
5,935 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 7,212 births (45% of all-time use).
How Evelynn 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 Evelynn's total volume
Evelynn by state
Where Evelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,809 | 11.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,322 | 8.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 831 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 625 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Washington | | 557 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 523 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 485 | 3.0% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 460 | 2.9% |
1,809 of 16,064 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Evelynn appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evelynn's data
- Evelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (7,212 total births) through the 2020s (5,935) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Evelynns (1,809 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Evelynn: 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 (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Evelynn 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.