Given name & surname
Evelin
“a birdlike woman”·“a birdlike man”
Evelin 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
Evelin 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
Evelin is a variant of Evelyn. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain. Evelin has a related form in Eve. An origin associated with Eve is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Evelin has a related form in Eve. The history of Eve gives this family its wider story. Eve has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Evelin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,430
- 5 boys · 7,425 girls
- Most popular year
- 2006
- 423 babies
- 2025
- 86
- #2,159 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +13%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 86 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,159 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 12.9% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 423 in 2006. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (16). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,132 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.
Evelin’s family of names
In Estonian usage, Evelin has a short form in Eve. Evelin has a related form in Evelyn. In Estonian usage, Evelin has a conventional equivalent in the English form Evelyn.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Evelin has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Evelin
- Evelin JahlEast German discus throwerborn 1956
- Evelin SamuelEstonian actress and singer (born 1975)
- Evelin KauferEast German sprinterborn 1953
- Evelin IlvesEstonian entrepreneur and physician, First Lady of Estonia (2006–2015) (born 1968)
- Evelin LindnerGerman academicborn 1954
- Evelin HagoelIsraeli actressborn 1961
- Evelin VõigemastEstonian actress (born 1980)
- Evelin Mosdóczifootball playerborn 1994
- Evelin Banevbusinesspersonborn 1964
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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