Given name
Evlyn
“one who loves nature”
Evlyn is a variant of Evline. One French interpretation is “one who loves nature.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evlyn is a variant of Evline. One French interpretation is “one who loves nature.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evlyn is a variant of Evline. An origin associated with Evline is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1890. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evlyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 959
- 0 boys · 959 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 36 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,313 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −33%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,313 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1919. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 615 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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