Evelyn

Evelyn was the #8 girls' name in the US in 2025 (9,123 babies), and #12 in England & Wales and #15 in Canada.

Evelyn as a girl’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#8 (9,123)	#12 (1,560)	#86 (49)	#96 (21)	#94 (52)	#15 (728)	#13 (245)	#11 (221)
2024	#8 (9,146)	#20 (1,512)	#120 (37)	#75 (27)	#85 (59)	#16 (688)	#10 (277)	#17 (219)
2023	#9 (9,121)	#13 (1,673)	#75 (56)	#102 (20)	#89 (56)	#15 (703)	#8 (267)	#15 (199)
2022	#9 (9,332)	#22 (1,560)	#80 (51)	#114 (19)	#76 (71)	#14 (763)	#20 (241)	#24 (184)
2021	#9 (9,495)	#21 (1,729)	#105 (42)	#89 (25)	#91 (61)	#16 (796)	#21 (245)	#23 (194)
2020	#9 (9,517)	#21 (1,709)	#124 (37)	#149 (13)	#88 (60)	#16 (741)	#20 (245)	#20 (217)
2019	#10 (10,443)	#20 (1,761)	#91 (48)	#157 (13)	#96 (59)	#17 (816)	#17 (263)	#19 (233)
2018	#10 (10,433)	#19 (1,902)	#109 (44)	#130 (18)	#94 (64)	#14 (847)	#18 (263)	#22 (195)
2017	#9 (10,748)	#22 (1,967)	#139 (35)	#150 (15)	#95 (63)	#18 (849)	#17 (284)	#16 (224)
2016	#12 (10,116)	#27 (1,877)	#159 (31)	#129 (17)	#101 (57)	#21 (811)	#18 (309)	#16 (222)
2015	#15 (9,377)	#28 (1,770)	#151 (31)	#144 (16)	#127 (50)	#29 (706)	#22 (266)	#24 (163)
2014	#16 (8,753)	#31 (1,506)	#159 (30)	#156 (13)	#133 (44)	#34 (621)	#31 (203)	#31 (139)
2013	#20 (7,670)	#45 (1,227)	#213 (20)	#440 (3)	#197 (29)	#47 (495)	#44 (144)	#50 (97)
2012	#27 (6,880)	#57 (1,034)	#203 (22)	#330 (5)	#141 (41)	#60 (429)	#66 (111)	#78 (68)
2011	#24 (6,709)	#65 (871)	#363 (10)	#277 (6)	#185 (32)	#62 (409)	#69 (99)	#90 (59)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 1919 at #11.
Holding steady 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 180 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 6. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Girls	2025	about 1 in 180	very common
England & Wales	Girls	2025	about 1 in 160	very common
Scotland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 370	common
Northern Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 350	common
Ireland	Girls	2025	about 1 in 410	common
Canada	Girls	2025	about 1 in 210	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Evelyn is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 180 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 180 to 1 in 180.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Evelyn (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#12	344
Quebec	2025	#160	35

Evelyn (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Evelyn	Canada	Girls	#15	728
Evelyn	England & Wales	Girls	#12	1,560
Evelyn	Ireland	Girls	#94	52
Evelyn	Northern Ireland	Girls	#96	21
Evelyn	NSW	Girls	#13	245
Evelyn	Scotland	Girls	#86	49
Evelyn	US	Girls	#8	9,123
Evelyn	US	Boys	#8,910	8
Evelyn	VIC	Girls	#11	221