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Evelin

Feminine

Evelin is overwhelmingly a girls’ name — 7,425 girls against 5 boys since 1880.

1913high 2006
#2153 in the U.S.given to only a few children a year
rare86 girls in 2025

Evelin is a European spelling of Evelyn, and the Norman Aveline behind it descends from a Germanic element nobody has fully pinned down.

How old is the name Evelin?

Evelin first appears in US birth records in 1913 — 112 years ago. The typical Evelin alive today was born around 2004, making them about 21 years old. About 7,200 people named Evelin are estimated to be alive in the US today.

When was the name Evelin most popular?

Evelin peaked in 2006, reaching #673 nationally. Today it ranks #2153, 1,480 places below that high. See the whole 2006 chart.

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Where it comes from

The story of Evelin

Aveline came to England with the Normans and became the surname Evelyn, which was then taken back up as a given name in the seventeenth century for both sexes. Evelin is the Hungarian, German and Estonian spelling. It appears in American records in current use.

Meaningscholars disagree

Not established

Through Evelyn, from the Norman Aveline, a diminutive of Ava, whose Germanic element is not firmly identified — proposals include avi, 'desired', and a root relating to birds. The connection to Eve is a later folk association, not a source. The origin is genuinely unsettled.

How the name formed

  1. Ava
  2. Aveline
  3. Evelin

Related forms: Evelin · Evelin · Evelyn

Pronouncing Evelin

EV-uh-lin

Three syllables, stress on the first. Hungarian says EH-veh-leen with fuller vowels.

Nicknames for Evelin

Moderate

EviThe front of the name, and a name in its own right that is fashionable now
LinThe back of the name, and a name of its own in several languages
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What the data says

The long climb, and where it stands now

GIRLS NAMED · 1913–202542321204238619132025

US babies named Evelin per year from 1913 to 2025
AVERAGE RANK BY DECADE#1#10#100#1000#6731910s2020s

The same years in position rather than babies

First recorded
1913
Most girls named
2006423 — the highest on record
Peak rank
#673reached in 2006
Change vs 2023
−4.4%86 in 2025, from 90
Evelin sits in the rare tail. Its best year on record was 2006, with 423 girls. Today it is given to few enough children that it does not enter the ranked charts at all.

Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.

Evelin in other languages

The same name elsewhere

  • Evelin in Hungarian — same name
  • Evelin in German — same name
  • Evelyn in English — spelling variant

Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.

Evelins among us

7,200

people named Evelin are estimated to be alive in the US today

About 1 girl in 18,689 born in 2025 was named Evelin

Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method

Spellings of Evelin

#2153
Evelin on the 2025 chart
#11
counting every spelling

The SSA counts spellings, not names. Evelin went to 86 girls in 2025, but Evelyn and Evelynn are the same name said out loud. Together the 4 spellings went to 10,229, which makes it the 11th most-given girls’ name of the year — 2,142 places above the chart.

and 1 rarer spelling.

About 1 girl in 157 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 18,689 for Evelin itself.

Spellings are grouped by a fixed rule that folds interchangeable English spellings of one sound (ck/k, ph/f, x/ks, a non-initial y for i) and keeps vowels apart, so Sean and Shawn stay separate names. It errs towards splitting: a family here is never larger than the truth. SSA national data, 2025. Method

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Is it right for you

The Donita test

Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Evelin's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Donita climbed just as high around 1953, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Donita's path sketches the road Evelin is walking now.

40%chance Evelin will feel dated by 2040
Evelin, aligned on its peakDonita· peak 1953not yet written
#1#10#100#1000peak-40 yrs+50 yrsDonita · #14144Evelin today
Evelin today is about where Donita stood in 1972 — 19 years past a #673-sized peak. By 1987, Donita had settled around #2578.
Ages quietlysteadyDates fast

Evelin sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.

A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored

Where Evelin is headed

19132030

US babies named Evelin per year, 1913 to 2025, with a projection to 2030

Evelin should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.

Steady+10% by 2030projected around #2,112 in 2030

Medium confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.

A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.

Evelin beside its neighbors

The names ranked closest to Evelin in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.

Evelinthis name86#2153Mayra86#2153Malina86#2153Ahana86#2153Ailen86#2153

US girls given each name in 2025.

The trade-off

Practical strengths
  • Evi and Lin are two short forms, both with real use.
  • It is standard in Hungarian, German and Estonian naming.
  • Three syllables with a front stress, which holds up against a short surname.
What to consider
  • The origin is genuinely unrecovered.
  • Evelyn is the standard English spelling.
  • The link to Eve is a folk association rather than a source.

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Frequently asked

How many Evelins are there in the world?
No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 7,200 people named Evelin are estimated to be alive in the US today.
How do you spell Evelin?
Evelin is one of 3 recorded spellings. Evelyn is the more common one — 9,123 births in 2025 against 86 for Evelin.
How popular is the name Evelin in 2025?
Evelin ranks #2153 among US girl names in 2025, with 86 babies given the name.
How rare is the name Evelin?
About 1 in every 18,689 US girls born in 2025 was named Evelin — 86 in all.
Will my child share the name Evelin with classmates?
Evelin will almost certainly be the only one in school.

Ranked beside Evelin

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Mayra#2153 · Malina#2153 · Ahana#2153 · Ailen#2153 · Jackie#2153 · Zofia#2153 · Harlynn#2153 · Keaton#2153

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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology

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