Evelyn
Pronounced EH1 V AH0 L AH0 N (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1921
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Evelyn?
Evelyn is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 659,903 children — the 46th most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1921, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1921, when 14,410 children were given it.
Evelin is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Evelyn and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Evelin
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 V AH0 L AH0 N · EH1 V AH0 L IH0 N · IY1 V L IH1 N
- Stress pattern:
- 100 · 100 · 11
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Evelyn
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Evelyn
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Evelyn?
- Evelyn ranks 46th among girls' names in US records, with 659,903 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 108,938.
- Is Evelyn a unisex name?
- No. Evelyn is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Evelyn most popular?
- 1921, when 14,410 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Evelyn spelled?
- Evelin. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.