Evelynn is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Evelynn means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Evelynn across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Evelynn has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Evelynn is a girl name of Germanic origin meaning “desired, or hazelnut”. A modern respelling of Evelyn.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 16,064 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 394 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Evelynn per year, United States (1914 to 2025). United States peaked in 2019 (1,030/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2018 (40/yr).
Evelynn has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2019, when it ranked #645 nationally (given to 1,061 babies that year).
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