Eveline
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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Meaning & Origin of Eveline
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)
- English
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- Dutch
The Story of Eveline
Eveline first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1881, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 76 Evelines were born — ranking #841 that year. As of 2026, Eveline ranks #5,264 for baby girls with 24 births, falling sharply (-26%). In total, more than 3K Evelines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Eveline
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About the name Eveline
Eveline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Eveline's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #539. Use the chart and map above to compare Eveline'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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