Given name
Evie
“a birdlike woman”·“a birdlike man”·“giver of life; a lively woman”
Evie is a variant of Evelyn. Interpretations include “a birdlike woman” (German) and “a birdlike man” (German). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Evie is an affectionate form of Eva. One Hebrew interpretation is “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evie is a variant of Evelyn. Interpretations include “a birdlike woman” (German) and “a birdlike man” (German). These may reflect different naming traditions. In English use, Evie is an affectionate form of Eva. One Hebrew interpretation is “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evie is a variant of Evelyn. A possible origin is English, although the derivation remains uncertain. Evie is an affectionate form of Eve. An origin associated with Eve is Hebrew. In English use, Evie is a diminutive of Evangeline. An origin associated with Evangeline is Latin.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Evie is used as an affectionate form of Eve. In English use, Evie is used as an affectionate form of Eva.
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. Evie is an affectionate form of Eve. The history of Eve gives this family its wider story. Eve has a place in biblical naming traditions. In English use, Evie is a diminutive of Evangeline. The history of Evangeline gives this family its wider story. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem Evangeline centers on Evangeline Bellefontaine. The poem gives the name a specific literary association alongside its formation from the word for “gospel.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Evie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21,949
- 92 boys · 21,857 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 1,175 babies
- 2025
- 1,151
- #270 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,151 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 270 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (105). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,863 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.
Evie’s family of names
In English usage, Evie is a diminutive of Evelyn. Evie has a surname derivative in EVISON. Evie has a related form in Eva.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
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 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Evie
- Evie TempletonBritish actress (born 2008)
- Evie RichardsBritish cyclistborn 1997
- Evie DominikovicAustralian tennis playerborn 1980
- Evie WyldAnglo-Australian authorborn 1980
- Evie HoneIrish artist (1894-1955)
- Evie GreeneBritish actor and singer (1875-1917)
- Evie HayesAmerican actress and singer (1912-1988)
- Evie HudakAmerican politicianborn 1951
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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