Will my child share the name Evelyn with classmates?

Unlikely. With around 1,560 UK babies named Evelyn per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Evelyn in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.

Is Evelyn becoming more or less popular in the UK?

Evelyn is at its highest recorded position — #12 in 2025, with 1,560 births. In 2020 it ranked #21.

What does the name Evelyn mean?

The name Evelyn has English/French origins and means "Wished for child". Names with clear etymological roots tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles and give children a story to tell about their name.

Is Evelyn a popular baby name in the United States?

Evelyn is very popular in the United States, ranked #8 in 2025. It's a transatlantic favourite used widely on both sides of the Atlantic.

👧 Girl's name ⭐ Popular UK #12

Evelyn

Q: Who are some famous people named Evelyn?

Notable people named Evelyn include: Evelyn "Champagne" King — Evelyn "Champagne" King is an American singer.; Evelyn Glennie — Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, is a Scottish percussionist.; Evelyn Welch — Evelyn Kathleen Welch is an American scholar of the Renaissance and Early Modern Period, and the 14th Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol..

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Evelyn is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #12 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.

Origin & Meaning

English/French — Wished for child

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UK Rank 2025

#12

US Rank #8

About the Name Evelyn

Evelyn is at its highest recorded position in the UK, #12 in 2025 — the strongest showing it has had. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has featured in the UK top 100 for 18 years, demonstrating solid mainstream recognition.

In terms of origin, Evelyn is rooted in English/French, where it means "Wished for child". Names with strong etymological stories tend to age well — they carry weight beyond fashion cycles.

Evelyn is one of the most popular names in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Evelyn on the register.

It ranks similarly in the US at #8, suggesting broad transatlantic appeal.

⭐ Famous People Named Evelyn

Evelyn "Champagne" King — Evelyn "Champagne" King is an American singer.
Evelyn Glennie — Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, is a Scottish percussionist.
Evelyn Welch — Evelyn Kathleen Welch is an American scholar of the Renaissance and Early Modern Period, and the 14th Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol.

Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about the name Evelyn

1,560

UK babies named Evelyn (2025)

~0.0

Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)

~0.8

In a school of 600

↑ 9 places

Rank change (last 5 years)

🏫 Who else is in the room?

In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Evelyn

Almost certainly the only Evelyn in the class

UK Popularity (1996–2025)

Rank and birth count · ONS official data

US Popularity (2020–2025)

Rank · SSA official data

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Famous People Named Evelyn

Notable people who share this name, from history to the present day. See full list on Wikipedia

Evelyn "Champagne" Kingb. 1977

Evelyn "Champagne" King is an American singer.

Evelyn Glennieb. 1965

Dame Evelyn Elizabeth Ann Glennie, is a Scottish percussionist.

Evelyn Welch1959

Evelyn Kathleen Welch is an American scholar of the Renaissance and Early Modern Period, and the 14th Vice Chancellor of the University of Bristol.

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-HullHistorical

Evelyn Pierrepont, 1st Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, was an English aristocrat.

Jorge Perez Evelyn

Jorge Perez Evelyn is the stage name of Jorge Perez, an Argentine actor who rose to prominence in the 1980s as the first man-vedette in the famous Corrientes Avenue theatres of Buenos Aires.

Evelyn Mase

Evelyn Ntoko Mase, later named Evelyn Rakeepile, was the first wife of the South African anti-apartheid activist and the future president Nelson Mandela, to whom she was married from 1944 to 1958.

John Evelyn

John Evelyn, an English writer, landowner, gardener, courtier and minor government official, has become best known as a diarist.