Declining since 2014.
Popularity of Eveleen since 1911
Babies named Eveleen per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 2014, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Eveleen's real moment was 1915.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 38 |
| 1920s | 34 |
| 1930s | 51 |
| 1940s | 43 |
| 1950s | 17 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 |
| 2000s | 65 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s | 13 |
Meaning & origin
Eveleen is a rare Irish-English variant of Evelyn that saw a brief flicker of use in the early 20th century. First recorded in the United States in 1911, it reached its highest usage in 1915, the peak year, but has since declined sharply. Its trajectory has been falling steadily since 2014, and it has not appeared in the Social Security Administration's annual rankings for decades. The name is so uncommon that it would be virtually one-in-a-million today. Eveleen carries a delicate, vintage charm and is most often considered a sweet alternative to the more popular Evelyn or Eileen.
Eveleen originated as an Anglicized spelling of the Irish name Eibhlín, which is a form of Evelyn. The name Evelyn itself came from the Norman French feminine form of Avelin, a diminutive of Aveline, derived from the Germanic element aval, meaning 'hazelnut'. Eveleen gained limited use in Ireland and among the Irish diaspora in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but remains very rare.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Evie, Eve, Lee
Sibling names for Eveleen
Names that share Eveleen's style, for a brother or sister.
