Evelyn

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Evelyn

Gender: Masculine and Feminine
Language: English

Etymology:
Evelyn may mean “Ancestor.”

History:
Evelyn ultimately dates back to an Old Germanic masculine name Avi, whose meaning is unknown. It was feminized as Aveza, Avice, Ava, or Avila. Later it became Avilina, or Avelina. In Normandy, the name became Aveline, or Avenel, especially common in the 12th century. It crossed to England at this time. The name declined after the Middle Ages, but it left a surname, Evelyn, which was revived as a male name in the 17th century. Meanwhile, Evelina, was revived by Fanny Burney for her novel Evelina in 1778. In the 19th century it became Eveline and Evelyn.

Please see Avis for more information.

Pronunciation: EV-ah-linn.

Alternates (female): Evelin, Evelina, Evelynn.
French: Eveline, Evelyne.

Surnames: Aveling, Eveling, Evelyn, Eveline.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Evelyn Underhill (f., 1875-1941)
American poet.
Evelyn Waugh (m., 1903-1966)
British author.

Educators, Scholars, and Social Workers:
Sir Evelyn Ruggles-Brise (m., 1857-1935)
English prison reformer.
Evelyn M. Burns (f., 1900-1985)
American educator and economist.
Evelyn Wood (f., 1909-1995)
American educator.

Miscellaneous:
Evelyn Norton Lincoln (f., 1909-1995)
Personal secretary to President John F. Kennedy.
Evelyn Ashford (f., 1957-)
American Olympic athlete.

Political Figures:
Evelyn Baring Cromer (m., 1841-1917)
British administrator of Egypt.

Scientists:
Evelyn Hutchinson (m., 1903-1991)
British-American zoologist.

Singers and Entertainers:
Evelyn Laye (f., 1900-1996)
British actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census, for females:
0.322 % named Evelyn
0.002 % named Evelina
0.002 % named Evelyn
0.002 % named Eveline
0.002 % named Evelin
0.001 % named Evelynn

Popularity of Evelyn, for females:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 34th most popular.
1910-1920: 11th most popular.
1920-1930: 13th most popular.
1925: 10th most popular.
1930-1940: 31st most popular.
1940-1950: 61st most popular.
1950-1960: 98th most popular.
1960-1970: 142nd most popular.
1970-1980: 209th most popular.
1980-1990: 224th most popular.
1990: 215th most popular.
1991: 222nd most popular.
1992: 199th most popular.
1993: 212th most popular.
1994: 198th most popular.
1995: 195th most popular.
1996: 184th most popular.
1997: 192nd most popular.
1998: 182nd most popular.
1999: 164th most popular.
2000: 154th most popular.
2001: 128th most popular.
2002: 98th most popular.
2003: 89th most popular.

Popularity of Evalyn:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 641st most popular.
1910-1920: 489th most popular.
1920-1930: 742nd most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

Popularity of Eveline:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: 809th most popular.
1910-1920: 887th most popular.
1920-2000: N/A

In France...
1900-1910: N/A
1918: 180th most popular.
1920: 180th most popular.
1930: 124th most popular.
1940: 117th most popular.
1950: 102nd most popular.
1960: 166th most popular.
1961: 178th most popular.
1970-2000: N/A

Popularity of Evelyne:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1910: N/A
1910-1920: 784th most popular.
1920-1930: 681st most popular.
1930-2000: N/A

In France...
1900-1929: N/A
1930: 164th most popular.
1940: 78th most popular.
1950: 17th most popular.
1960: 19th most popular.
1970: 61st most popular.
1980: 173rd most popular.
1981: 191st most popular.
1990-2000: N/A

Popularity of Evelin:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-2000: N/A
2001: N/A
2002: 768th most popular.
2003: 747th most popular.