Over the past 110 years, 190 boys and 556 260 girls have been named Evelyn. The name Evelyn ranks 4751th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Evelyn in 1927. The peak of popularity of the name Evelyn came in the 1920s and 1970s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.