Holding steady.
Popularity of Evalene since 1911
Babies named Evalene per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1921, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Evalene's real moment was 1911.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 61 |
| 1920s | 107 |
| 1930s | 119 |
| 1940s | 38 |
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 6 |
| 2010s | 50 |
| 2020s | 16 |
Meaning & origin
Evalene is a rare and delicate name that emerged briefly at the start of the 20th century. It first appeared in U.S. Social Security records in 1911, which was also its peak year of usage, and then largely faded from common use. The name has a rank of null in the latest data from 2025, indicating it has not ranked in the top 1000 names for decades. Evalene follows a pattern of feminine names formed by appending the suffix -lene to the root Eva, a construction that was fashionable in the early 1900s. Its trajectory is stable because it has remained consistently absent from the rankings. No top states are associated with Evalene, suggesting its usage was never geographically concentrated. The name today sustains an antique charm and offers a distinctive alternative to more familiar forms like Evelyn or Evelina.
Evalene is a compound name formed from Eva (the Latin form of Eve, from Hebrew חַוָּה 'Chavah', meaning 'life' or 'living') and the fashionable suffix -lene, which rose in popularity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries (compare Eveline, Evalyn). The name first appeared in U.S. records in 1911, its peak year, and fits a pattern of elaborate feminine names ending in -lene that were briefly in vogue in the early 20th century.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Eva, Eve, Lena, Evie
Sibling names for Evalene
Names that share Evalene's style, for a brother or sister.
