Given name
Evyn
“God is gracious”
Evyn is a variant of Evana. In English use, Evana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evyn is a variant of Evana. In English use, Evana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1984. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,827
- 753 boys · 1,074 girls
- Most popular year
- 2010
- 83 babies
- 2025
- 35
- #4,916 for girls · #9,162 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −27%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 29% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,916 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 51 in 2011. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,503 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.
Evyn’s family of names
Evyn has a related form in Evan. Evyn has a related form in Evana.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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