Evelyn Name Popularity

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How popular is Evelyn?

The very popular name Evelyn was the 10th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 10 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 9, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2017.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 14,278 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Evelyn in any given year was 116 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1883-1900, 1901-1921, and 1998-2017, the name Evelyn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1921-1940, 1955-1958, and 1959-1973.

Where is the name Evelyn popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Evelyn has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Evelyn has risen.

The name Evelyn is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Evelyn (Girl)		Evelyn (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		10,376	10	13	6,417
2017		10,712	9	11	7,218
2016		10,106	12	8	9,088
2015		9,363	15	17	5,354
2014		8,747	16	5	12,627
2013		7,662	20	14	6,007
2012		6,876	27	13	6,418
2011		6,707	24	8	8,995
2010		5,840	39	8	9,044
2009		5,583	40	< 5	--
2008		5,099	54	10	7,869
2007		5,052	55	6	11,373
2006		4,749	65	10	7,597
2005		4,487	71	8	8,526
2004		3,763	84	11	6,680
2003		3,700	88	12	5,987
2002		3,372	98	7	8,740
2001		2,691	126	6	9,646
2000		2,222	150	< 5	--
1999		1,964	161	< 5	--
1998		1,707	178	< 5	--
1997		1,571	191	< 5	--
1996		1,595	188	9	6,148
1995		1,507	196	9	6,071
1994		1,452	201	10	5,590
1993		1,346	212	6	7,955
1992		1,413	202	21	3,142
1991		1,267	222	9	5,653
1990		1,301	220	14	4,039
1989		1,171	234	19	3,129
1988		1,124	235	15	3,408
1987		1,012	253	16	3,102
1986		1,079	240	9	4,583
1985		1,132	229	13	3,472
1984		1,050	239	11	3,778
1983		1,139	222	13	3,293
1982		1,375	197	17	2,741
1981		1,030	243	10	3,931
1980		862	288	10	3,932
1979		852	286	< 5	--
1978		820	283	< 5	--
1977		834	289	< 5	--
1976		821	280	8	4,132
1975		867	280	5	5,738
1974		941	271	9	3,645
1973		1,015	249	9	3,530
1972		1,061	254	9	3,423
1971		1,299	230	8	3,755
1970		1,466	216	9	3,363
1969		1,452	215	9	3,146
1968		1,645	192	6	3,840
1967		1,724	184	9	2,842
1966		1,870	176	9	2,847
1965		2,003	176	6	3,664
1964		2,380	162	13	2,350
1963		2,566	159	14	2,231
1962		2,783	153	8	3,132
1961		2,937	146	18	1,966
1960		3,221	137	9	2,940
1959		3,263	134	20	1,824
1958		3,275	134	16	2,050
1957		3,637	125	11	2,531
1956		3,747	120	18	1,902
1955		3,811	112	18	1,864
1954		3,948	110	13	2,241
1953		4,063	94	12	2,326
1952		4,155	90	13	2,185
1951		4,232	88	14	2,081
1950		4,273	86	10	2,484
1949		4,527	80	16	1,890
1948		4,844	74	14	2,053
1947		5,243	72	12	2,282
1946		4,891	65	21	1,572
1945		4,376	57	13	1,957
1944		4,514	57	16	1,763
1943		4,912	53	15	1,937
1942		4,938	53	19	1,648
1941		4,929	50	23	1,427
1940		4,984	48	24	1,376
1939		5,329	40	40	1,010
1938		5,690	38	23	1,406
1937		5,759	36	34	1,129
1936		6,108	34	31	1,190
1935		6,559	31	31	1,210
1934		6,981	29	35	1,123
1933		6,947	30	23	1,420
1932		7,958	23	41	1,043
1931		8,491	24	39	1,081
1930		9,537	19	50	961
1929		9,882	19	39	1,118
1928		10,534	17	41	1,098
1927		11,497	15	37	1,184
1926		11,780	13	40	1,131
1925		12,505	12	36	1,189
1924		13,356	12	39	1,161
1923		13,175	12	38	1,162
1922		13,318	13	31	1,317
1921		14,278	12	30	1,372
1920		13,838	12	24	1,559
1919		13,321	11	27	1,395
1918		13,493	11	31	1,266
1917		12,532	11	29	1,277
1916		11,889	11	26	1,351
1915		11,595	10	24	1,384
1914		8,506	11	19	1,407
1913		6,683	12	19	1,182
1912		5,620	13	18	1,110
1911		4,075	16	11	1,067
1910		3,777	17	14	833
1909		3,157	18	8	1,109
1908		2,857	20	9	973
1907		3,035	18	12	787
1906		2,077	32	10	813
1905		1,661	46	10	805
1904		1,371	50	7	1,000
1903		1,211	54	8	864
1902		1,151	59	5	1,191
1901		966	62	5	1,107
1900		1,116	70	7	1,083
1899		802	74	< 5	--
1898		836	76	< 5	--
1897		690	80	< 5	--
1896		646	84	< 5	--
1895		630	87	< 5	--
1894		491	99	< 5	--
1893		457	104	< 5	--
1892		418	106	< 5	--
1891		362	109	< 5	--
1890		316	125	< 5	--
1889		320	118	< 5	--
1888		237	139	< 5	--
1887		194	135	< 5	--
1886		203	135	< 5	--
1885		191	131	< 5	--
1884		170	134	< 5	--
1883		139	141	< 5	--
1882		125	142	< 5	--
1881		116	135	< 5	--
1880		122	133	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.