Spellings

Evelyn or Evelynn?

In the US in 2025, 87% of babies in this name family were spelled Evelyn and 10% Evelynn. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Evelyn87% of the family9,123 born in 2025#8 among girlssteady since 2015Evelynn10% of the family1,012 born in 2025#301 among girls+41% since 2015Evalyn1% of the family151 born in 2025#1,427 among girls−53% since 2015Evalynn1% of the family149 born in 2025#1,443 among girls−40% since 2015Evelin1% of the family86 born in 2025#2,153 among girls−7% since 2015

Ten years ago

Evelyn already led in 2015, with 87% of the family's births; it has 87% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 10,756 to 10,521 births, almost unchanged.

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Evelyn9,3779,123steady
Evelynn7191,012+41%
Evalyn321151−53%
Evalynn247149−40%
Evelin9286−7%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈɛvəlɪn/ (EV-uh-lin). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

In France in 2025: Evelyn 25 births and Evelin 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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