How Many People Are Named Evlyn?
An estimated 271 people in the United States have the first name Evlyn. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Evlyn peaked in popularity in 1919 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evlyn 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 Evlyn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
271
About 1 in 1,264,776 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
1919
36 births
Total Registered
952
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evlyn
Evlyn is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 952 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Evlyn as a female name
Ranked #12,539 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1919 (36 births)
Evlyn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evlyn span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 242 babies were registered. Evlyn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Evlyn by Decade
How has Evlyn 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.
Evlyn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Evlyn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Evlyn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evlyn?
We estimate approximately 271 people named Evlyn 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 1,264,776 Americans share this first name.
Is Evlyn a common name?
Evlyn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 952 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evlyn most popular?
Evlyn reached peak popularity in 1919, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evlyn is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evlyn a female name?
Evlyn is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evlyn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evlyn Smith, Evlyn Johnson, Evlyn 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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