Declining since 2014, #11,932 for girls today.
Popularity of Evelette since 2008
Babies named Evelette per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 |
| 2010s | 111 |
| 2020s | 29 |
Meaning & origin
Evelette is a modern English creation that first appeared in U.S. birth records in 2008, a period when elaborate '-ette' endings were gaining fashion. The name reached its peak popularity in 2015, but has since been on a steady decline, with its trajectory showing a consistent falling trend since 2014. In 2025, Evelette ranked 11,932, with only about 1 in 229,610 newborn girls receiving the name. Despite its rarity, the name fits a pattern of vintage-sounding choices, echoing longer-established names like Evette and Evelynette. The suffix '-ette' appears on many English feminines imported from French, but Evelette itself has no direct foreign antecedent; it is a purely English innovation.
Evelette is a modern English coinage formed by adding the French-influenced feminine diminutive suffix '-ette' to the name Eve, which itself derives from the Hebrew name Chava, meaning 'life' or 'living one'. The name first appears in U.S. records in 2008, emerging as part of a trend of elaborate '-ette' names.
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Eve, Lettie, Evie
Variants: Evette, Evelynette
Sibling names for Evelette
Names that share Evelette's style, for a brother or sister.
