Evelin
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline. Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was Evelyn Pierrepont, who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn. The family subsequently used the name for both male and female children, including Pierrepont's third daughter.
- German
- Estonian
- Hungarian
Meaning & Origin of Evelin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Evelyn is a matronymic English surname derived from the medieval girl's name Aveline. Since the 17th century, it has also been used as a given name. The earliest recorded bearer was Evelyn Pierrepont, who was a grandson of the Roundhead politician Sir John Evelyn. The family subsequently used the name for both male and female children, including Pierrepont's third daughter.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- German
- Estonian
- Hungarian
The Story of Evelin
American parents first put Evelin on the record books as a baby girl name in 1913, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2006, when 423 Evelins were born — ranking #673 that year. About 44% of every Evelin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Evelin ranks #1,887 for baby girls with 106 births, rising sharply (+27% over the past five years). All told, over 8K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Evelin
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About the name Evelin
Evelin is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1913 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Evelin's peak popularity came in 2006 when it ranked #673. Use the chart and map above to compare Evelin's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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