Baby name meaning

Evelyn

Desired child or hazelnut · English origin

Meaning & origin

Evelyn is a female name of English origin, meaning “Desired child or hazelnut”.

How popular is Evelyn?

In England & Wales, Evelyn ranked #20 among girls' names in 2024, with 1,512 babies given the name — up from #31 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2023, when it reached #13.

In the United States, Evelyn was the #9 girls' name in the 2020 data — its best showing in the US series, which samples one year per decade from 1880.

Evelyn — popularity rank over timePopularity rank of the girls' name Evelyn over time, lower rank number = more popular. England and Wales annual rank 1996 to 2024. United States rank sampled one year per decade, 1950 to 2020.#1#10#100#1,00019501960197019801990200020102024US 1950: #86US 1960: #137US 1970: #216US 1980: #288US 1990: #220US 2000: #150US 2010: #39US 2020: #9England & Wales 2024: #20United StatesEngland & Wales
Evelyn’s popularity rank over time — England & Wales annual rank (solid) and United States rank sampled once per decade (dashed), #1 at the top. Log scale: each gridline is 10× the rank above it.
Evelyn in England & Wales: rank and births in sampled years, plus its peak year. Source: ONS ‘Baby names in England and Wales’.
YearE&W rankBirths
1996#40480
2000#37287
2005#139388
2010#87701
2015#281,770
2020#211,709
2023#131,673
2024#201,512

Famous Evelyns

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More on Evelyn

Vintage, soft-edged and quietly back in fashion, a name with two charming meanings and a cosy heart.

Evelyn: a desired child (or a little hazelnut) — Evelyn as our Name of the Day.

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