How Many People Are Named Evelyn?
An estimated 287,870 people in the United States have the first name Evelyn. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #171 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Evelyn peaked in popularity in 1921 with 14,308 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evelyn 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 Evelyn paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Evelyn is overwhelmingly female, 1,898 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
287,870
About 1 in 1,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1921
14,308 births
Total Registered
632,472
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evelyn
Evelyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 632,472 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Evelyn as a male name
Ranked #11,306 in 2024
6 male births in 2024
Peak: 1930 (50 births)
Evelyn as a female name
Ranked #8 in 2024
9,116 female births in 2024
Peak: 1921 (14,278 births)
Evelyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evelyn span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 124,521 babies were registered. While Evelyn is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Evelyn by Decade
How has Evelyn 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,817 | 0 | 1,817 | |
| 1890s | 5,648 | 0 | 5,648 | |
| 1900s | 18,684 | 81 | 18,603 | |
| 1910s | 91,710 | 218 | 91,492 | |
| 1920s | 124,521 | 355 | 124,166 | |
| 1930s | 69,710 | 347 | 69,363 | |
| 1940s | 48,331 | 173 | 48,158 | |
| 1950s | 38,556 | 145 | 38,411 | |
| 1960s | 22,682 | 101 | 22,581 | |
| 1970s | 10,032 | 57 | 9,975 | |
| 1980s | 11,109 | 133 | 10,976 | |
| 1990s | 15,204 | 78 | 15,126 | |
| 2000s | 40,799 | 70 | 40,729 | |
| 2010s | 87,068 | 103 | 86,965 | |
| 2020s | 46,601 | 37 | 46,564 | |
Evelyn by State
Birth registrations for Evelyn span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Texas. The lowest are in Alaska, Wyoming, Delaware. On average, about 11,826 Evelyns were registered per state.
Evelyn + Last Name Combinations
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Evelyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evelyn?
We estimate approximately 287,870 people named Evelyn 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 1,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Evelyn a common name?
Evelyn is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 632,472 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evelyn most popular?
Evelyn reached peak popularity in 1921, when 14,308 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evelyn is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evelyn a female name?
Evelyn is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evelyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evelyn Smith, Evelyn Johnson, Evelyn 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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