Evelyne
Feminine
Evelyne is the French form of Evelyn, and Evelyn is a surname before it is a first name — taken from Aveline, a Norman French name whose own root is Germanic and obscure.
How old is the name Evelyne?
Evelyne first appears in US birth records in 1888 — 137 years ago. The typical Evelyne alive today was born around 1929, making them about 96 years old. About 1,700 people named Evelyne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Evelyne most popular?
Evelyne peaked in 1919, reaching #566 nationally. Today it ranks #3577, 3,011 places below that high. See the whole 1919 chart.
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Where it comes from
From Aveline to Evelyne
The story of Evelyne
Aveline came to England with the Normans, became the surname Evelyn, and returned as a first name in the seventeenth century — used for men at first, which is why an English diarist of the name is a man. It moved decisively to the women's side in the nineteenth century. French Evelyne is the same name with the French ending, and it was well used in France, Quebec and Louisiana.
Meaningnot established
Not established
Aveline's origin is not established. A Germanic element avi, of uncertain sense, is generally proposed, and connections to a word for desired have been offered. The popular reading connecting Evelyn to Eve is a later reinterpretation and not the source.
How the name formed
- Aveline
- Evelyn
- Evelyne
Related forms: Evelyn · Éveline · Eveline
Pronouncing Evelyne
ev-uh-LEEN
Three syllables with the stress at the end in French. Americans say EV-uh-lin.
Nicknames for Evelyne
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1888
- Most girls named
- 1918146 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #566reached in 1919
- Change vs 2022
- +20.0%42 in 2025, from 35
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.
Evelyne in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Evelyn in English — spelling variant
- Éveline in French — same name
- Eveline in German — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Texas, Florida.
Evelynes among us
people named Evelyne are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 girl in 38,268 born in 2025 was named Evelyne
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Spellings of Evelyne
- #3577
- Evelyne on the 2025 chart
- #830
- counting every spelling
The SSA counts spellings, not names. Evelyne went to 42 girls in 2025, but Evelynne and Eveline are the same name said out loud. Together the 3 spellings went to 130, which makes it the 830th most-given girls’ name of the year — 2,747 places above the chart.
About 1 girl in 12,364 born in 2025 was given one of these spellings — against 1 in 38,268 for Evelyne 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
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Hertha test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Evelyne's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Hertha climbed just as high around 1902, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Hertha's path sketches the road Evelyne is walking now.
Evelyne 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 Evelyne is headed
Evelyne should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind.
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.
Evelyne beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Evelyne in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US girls given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A documented Norman French line reaching back nine hundred years.
- Evie and Lyn are both ready short forms that work at any age.
- It is used in French, German and English with only small changes.
- The stress differs entirely between the French and American readings.
- Evelyn is the standard English spelling and the e will be dropped for her.
- The connection to Eve is a folk reading rather than the origin.
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Frequently asked
- How many Evelynes are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,700 people named Evelyne are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How do you spell Evelyne?
- Evelyne is one of 3 recorded spellings. Evelynne is the more common one — 52 births in 2025 against 42 for Evelyne.
- How popular is the name Evelyne in 2025?
- Evelyne ranks #3577 among US girl names in 2025, with 42 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Evelyne?
- About 1 in every 38,268 US girls born in 2025 was named Evelyne — 42 in all.
- Will my child share the name Evelyne with classmates?
- Evelyne will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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