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Evelynn

A modern Evelyn variant whose medieval source has an uncertain meaning.

US rank (2025)#301

Meaning and history

Evelynn is a modern spelling variant of Evelyn. Evelyn developed from an English surname based on the medieval feminine name Aveline, a French diminutive of a Germanic name whose precise meaning is uncertain. It was historically used for both sexes before becoming predominantly feminine in modern English. The added final n in Evelynn is stylistic and does not alter the origin. A notable bearer is American historian and academic administrator Evelynn M. Hammonds.

Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 209 births, rank #1,162
2007: 233 births, rank #1,109
2008: 247 births, rank #1,057
2009: 302 births, rank #902
2010: 387 births, rank #724
20112011: 518 births, rank #563
2012: 530 births, rank #556
2013: 541 births, rank #549
2014: 737 births, rank #434
2015: 719 births, rank #441
20162016: 848 births, rank #390
2017: 945 births, rank #342
2018: 957 births, rank #337
2019: 1,030 births, rank #311
2020: 943 births, rank #328
20212021: 1,025 births, rank #316
2022: 963 births, rank #333
2023: 976 births, rank #319
2024: 1,016 births, rank #304
20252025: 1,012 births, rank #301

Evelynn rose from #304 to #301 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 2019, with 1,030 births.