Evalena

A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning life and bright; a form of Eva with Helen.

Babies a year
12
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Evalena by the numbers

Evalena was given to 12 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 41 babies in 1921, making it a 1920s name.

Other names that come from Eva

Like Evalena, each of these traces back to Eva: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Evaleelife; a form of Eva or Evelyn with suffix -lee72 in the US (2017)
  • Eviannagracious; a blend of Eva and Anna55 in the US (2017)
  • Evannagracious; a form of Evan or Eva21 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evanalife giver; a form of Eva42 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evamarielife and beloved; a combined form of Eva and Marie33 in the US (2017)
  • Eabharadiance, splendor; Irish form of Eva24 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evahliving; life-giving; variant of Eva23 in the US (2017)
  • Yevaspelling variant of Eva or Yeva; life7 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Evalena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Evalinalife-giving; a form of Evelyn102 in the US (2017)
  • Evalenelife; a form of Evangeline or Evelyn5 in the US (2017)
  • Evaluna21 in the US (2017)
  • Evelena8 in the US (2017)
  • Elenashining light3,863 in the US (2017)
  • Evalynwished for child; a form of Evelyn275 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Evalena

Names that are said the same way as Evalena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Evelinawished for child; form of Evelyn73 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Evelynalife; a form of Evelyn5 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean life

Like Evalena, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Avalife; bird15,914 in the US (2017)
  • Zoeylife6,034 in the US (2017)
  • Zoelife5,140 in the US (2017)
  • Evalife; form of Eve758 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Vivianalive, lively3,013 in the US (2017)
  • Vivienneliving; alive; lively1,255 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean light

Like Evalena, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Norahonour, light6,036 in the US (2017)
  • Eleanorshining light5,519 in the US (2017)
  • Ellieshining light; short for Eleanor5,000 in the US (2017)
  • Claireclear, bright4,683 in the US (2017)
  • Lucyborn of light4,564 in the US (2017)
  • Lucabringer of light3,266 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Evalena

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