Evlyn — #12148 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Evlyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 952 babies named Evlyn between 1890 and 2024, spanning 135 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evlyn currently holds the #12148 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1919, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evlyn performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 242 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Evlyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Evlyn in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evlyn 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 952 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.