Evalyn
A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning wished for child; a form of Evelyn.
How Evalyn has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #869 |
| 2016 | #877 |
| 2017 | #952 |
| 2018 | #995 |
Evalyn by the numbers
In 2025, 19 babies in England and Wales were named Evalyn. In the US, 275 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 329 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Evelyn
Like Evalyn, each of these traces back to Evelyn: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Eileenbright or shining one; form of Evelyn421 in the US (2017)
- Evelinawished for child; form of Evelyn73 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evalinalife-giving; a form of Evelyn102 in the US (2017)
- Evaleelife; a form of Eva or Evelyn with suffix -lee72 in the US (2017)
- Evvielife-giver; a form of Eve or Evelyn14 in the US (2017)
- Eveleendesired; a variant of Evelyn8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evellynwished for child; variant of Evelyn12 in the US (2017)
- Evonnawished for child; variant of Evelyn12 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Evalyn. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Evelyndesired, wished-for child10,686 in the US (2017)
- Evalynnwished for child; modern elaboration of Evelyn225 in the US (2017)
- Emalynwhole and beloved; a blended form of Emma and Lynn103 in the US (2017)
- Evlynwished for child; a form of Evelyn4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evalynelife; a form of Evelyn5 in the US (2017)
- Evaly9 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Evalyn
Names that are said the same way as Evalyn, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Evelynnisland; a variant spelling of Evelyn938 in the US (2017)
- Evelinwished for child; a form of Evelyn27 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynnewished for child; a form of Evelyn55 in the US (2017)
- Evelinewished for child; a form of Evelyn16 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evelynewished for child; a form of Evelyn17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evalinelife or living one; a form of Evelyn17 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean youth
Like Evalyn, each of these has youth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Camilayoung ceremonial attendant6,761 in the US (2017)
- Addisonson of adam; child of adam5,743 in the US (2017)
- Juliayouthful; feminine form of Julius3,111 in the US (2017)
- Julianayouthful; feminine form of Julian1,991 in the US (2017)
- Paigeyoung servant or attendant1,695 in the US (2017)
- Juliannayouthful; a form of Julia1,593 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Evalyn
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