Given name
Evaline
“a birdlike woman”·“a birdlike man”
Evaline is a variant of Evelyn. Interpretations include “a birdlike woman” (German) and “a birdlike man” (German). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evaline is a variant of Evelyn. Interpretations include “a birdlike woman” (German) and “a birdlike man” (German). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evaline is a variant of Evelyn. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evaline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,708
- 0 boys · 1,708 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 18
- #6,394 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 18 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,394 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 42 in 1916. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 734 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Evaline’s family of names
Evaline has a related form in Evelyn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Evaline
- Evaline NessAmerican illustrator and children's writer1911–1986
- Evaline Hilda BurkittUK suffragette -first to be force fed1876–1955
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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