How Many People Are Named Evalyn?
An estimated 5,462 people in the United States have the first name Evalyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Evalyn peaked in popularity in 2014 with 331 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evalyn as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Evalyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
5,462
About 1 in 62,753 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2014
331 births
Total Registered
9,415
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evalyn
Evalyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,415 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Evalyn as a female name
Ranked #1,351 in 2024
168 female births in 2024
Peak: 2014 (331 births)
Evalyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evalyn span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,798 babies were registered. While Evalyn is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Evalyn by Decade
How has Evalyn tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Evalyn by State
Birth registrations for Evalyn span all 35 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in West Virginia, South Dakota, Maryland. On average, about 153 Evalyns were registered per state.
Evalyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Evalyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Evalyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evalyn?
We estimate approximately 5,462 people named Evalyn are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 62,753 Americans share this first name.
Is Evalyn a common name?
Evalyn is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,415 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evalyn most popular?
Evalyn reached peak popularity in 2014, when 331 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evalyn is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evalyn a female name?
Evalyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evalyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evalyn Smith, Evalyn Johnson, Evalyn Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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