How Many People Are Named Evellyn?
An estimated 172 people in the United States have the first name Evellyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Evellyn peaked in popularity in 2019 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evellyn 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 Evellyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
172
About 1 in 1,992,758 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2019
18 births
Total Registered
180
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evellyn
Evellyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 180 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Evellyn as a female name
Ranked #13,965 in 2023
6 female births in 2023
Peak: 2019 (18 births)
Evellyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evellyn span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 96 babies were registered. Evellyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 2010s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Evellyn by Decade
How has Evellyn 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.
Evellyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Evellyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Evellyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evellyn?
We estimate approximately 172 people named Evellyn 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 1,992,758 Americans share this first name.
Is Evellyn a common name?
Evellyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 72.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 180 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evellyn most popular?
Evellyn reached peak popularity in 2019, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evellyn is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evellyn a female name?
Evellyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evellyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evellyn Smith, Evellyn Johnson, Evellyn 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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