Given name
Revelyn
“from the renowned land”
Revelyn is a variant of Revelin. In Celtic, Gaelic use, Revelin carries the interpretation “from the renowned land.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Revelyn is a variant of Revelin. In Celtic, Gaelic use, Revelin carries the interpretation “from the renowned land.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Revelyn connects to the Roland name family through Revelin. An origin associated with Roland is Germanic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2021. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Revelyn connects to the Roland name family through Revelin. The history of Roland gives this family its wider story. The Chanson de Roland tells of Charlemagne’s follower Roland and his death at Roncesvalles. His devoted friendship with Oliver forms part of that literary tradition; in Italian versions, Roland becomes Orlando.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Revelyn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 0 boys · 5 girls
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Revelyn’s family of names
Revelyn has a related form in Revelin.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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