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Evalyn

Pronounced EY1 V AH0 L IH1 N (ARPABET)

  • 3 syllables
  • Peaked 2014
  • 145 years in use
  • 8 spellings
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How popular is Evalyn?

Evalyn is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 21,438 children — the 891st most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 61% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2014, when 1,129 children were given it.

Eight other spellings are counted in that total — Avalynn, Avalyn, Evalynn and five more — because they are pronounced identically.

05001,0001,5002,00018901920195019802010
20141,129

Spelling variants

These spellings sound identical to Evalyn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

  • Avalynn
  • Avalyn
  • Evalynn
  • Avalynne
  • Evalynne
  • Evalin
  • Avalin
  • Avalinn

Characteristics

  • 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
EY1 V AH0 L IH1 N · IY1 V AH0 L IH1 N
Stress pattern:
101 · 101
Syllables:
3

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Evalyn

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Evalyn

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Evalyn?
Evalyn ranks 891st among girls' names in US records, with 21,438 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 9,962.
Is Evalyn a unisex name?
No. Evalyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Evalyn most popular?
2014, when 1,129 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Evalyn spelled?
Avalynn, Avalyn, Evalynn, Avalynne, Evalynne, Evalin, Avalin, Avalinn. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.