Evalyn

Evalyn was the #1,427 girls' name in the US in 2025 (151 babies), and #1,584 in England & Wales and #1,668 in Canada.

Evalyn as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Evalyn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaEngland & Wales
Evalyn as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesCanada
2025#1,427 (151)#1,584 (19)#1,668 (14)
2024#1,358 (168)#1,230 (27)#2,102 (10)
2023#1,186 (202)#1,371 (23)#2,203 (9)
2022#1,206 (200)#899 (39)#2,133 (9)
2021#1,198 (201)#957 (36)#1,286 (19)
2020#1,074 (230)#720 (51)#1,662 (13)
2019#1,036 (247)#724 (53)#1,032 (25)
2018#994 (263)#701 (57)#1,862 (11)
2017#951 (278)#593 (71)#1,673 (13)
2016#876 (320)#655 (64)#1,463 (16)
2015#869 (321)#656 (62)#1,757 (12)
2014#836 (331)#541 (78)#1,901 (11)
2013#936 (270)#593 (69)#1,255 (19)
2012#917 (281)#844 (45)#1,904 (11)
2011#1,012 (247)#877 (41)#1,305 (18)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1918 at #446.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 11,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 13,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 11,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Evalyn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,300 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Evalyn by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #700WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,491CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #697OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #949TXFlorida: #1,887FL
Evalyn (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
EvalynCanadaGirls#1,66814
EvalynEngland & WalesGirls#1,58419
EvalynNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
EvalynUSGirls#1,427151