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How popular is the name Evalyn?

Births per year, rank history and how many Evalyns are alive today.

Evalyn (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Evelyn in England and Wales, ranked 1584th in 2025 and given to 19 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 2014, when 78 babies were given the name, the 541st most popular that year. It has declined since 2014; the 2025 figure is roughly 24% of its peak.

Across all spellings of the name, the Evelyn you are most likely to meet is around 9 years old. Half of all Evelyns born in England and Wales are between 8 and 65, and there are at least 49,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 14% chance that at least one of them will be called Evelyn.

How many babies are named Evalyn each year?

Includes all spellings: Evalyn, Evelyn. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k3k1920194019601980200020201904: ~2,647 estimated (1,792-3,501)1914: ~2,727 estimated (2,000-3,455)1924: ~1,578 estimated (1,144-2,011)1934: ~812 estimated (607-1,017)1944: ~517 estimated (367-667)1996: 801997: 781998: 851999: 952000: 872001: 1612002: 2012003: 2602004: 3412005: 3932006: 4402007: 5522008: 6792009: 7492010: 7232011: 9122012: 1,0792013: 1,2962014: 1,5842015: 1,8322016: 1,9412017: 2,0382018: 1,9592019: 1,8142020: 1,7602021: 1,7652022: 1,5992023: 1,6962024: 1,5392025: 1,579estimatedactual

Where does the Evalyn spelling rank?

1101001,0005,00020202003: ranked 2,7272004: ranked 4,5982005: ranked 3,3822006: ranked 1,8622007: ranked 1,4432008: ranked 1,4472009: ranked 1,1712010: ranked 1,3892011: ranked 8772012: ranked 8442013: ranked 5932014: ranked 5412015: ranked 6562016: ranked 6552017: ranked 5932018: ranked 7012019: ranked 7242020: ranked 7202021: ranked 9572022: ranked 8992023: ranked 1,3712024: ranked 1,2302025: ranked 1,584

Where does the Evelyn spelling rank?

1101005001920194019601980200020201904: ranked 311914: ranked 281924: ranked 351934: ranked 451944: ranked 711996: ranked 4021997: ranked 4041998: ranked 3801999: ranked 3382000: ranked 3712001: ranked 2462002: ranked 2122003: ranked 1842004: ranked 1572005: ranked 1392006: ranked 1252007: ranked 1002008: ranked 892009: ranked 852010: ranked 872011: ranked 652012: ranked 572013: ranked 452014: ranked 312015: ranked 282016: ranked 272017: ranked 222018: ranked 192019: ranked 202020: ranked 212021: ranked 212022: ranked 222023: ranked 132024: ranked 202025: ranked 12

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Chart: babies named Evalyn per year in England and Wales, 1904 to 2025, peaking at about 2,727 in 1914
Evalyn: births per year in England and Wales, 1904-2025. Free to share with a link back.

Common questions

When was the name Evalyn most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Evelyn, peaked in 1914, when around 2,700 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Evalyn spelling itself peaked in 2014, with 78 babies.

How many people are called Evalyn?

At least 49,000 people named Evalyn in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Evalyn?

Most living Evalyns are between 8 and 65; the most common age is about 9.

Is Evalyn becoming more or less popular?

Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1914 peak.






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