Evelina
Evelina was the 778th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 349 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 528th; the most babies were born in 2025 (349). Over the last ten years it has moved up 580 places. More babies were named Evelina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Germanic, Latin
Say it ev-uh-LEE-nuh /ˌɛvəˈlinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #778 girls, up 559 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 349girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025349 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,365babies recorded
What does the name Evelina mean?
Evelina is a feminine name that Wiktionary treats as a variant of Evelyn; Wikipedia, citing the Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore, says it is either a Latin-style form of Evelyn or a longer form of Eva. Fanny Burney's novel Evelina (1778) made the name known in English. Evelyn itself comes from Norman French Aveline, built on a Germanic element of uncertain meaning, so no single meaning is given.
How sure is this? Uncertain. Two suggested sources (Evelyn or Eva); the meaning of Evelyn's root is uncertain.
Related names: Evelyn, Eveline, Eva, Lina.
See also: Germanic names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Evelina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Evelina (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Evelina (novel)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Nicknames for Evelina
The usual nicknames for Evelina are Evie and Lina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Evelina in the last five years, 472 were named Evie, against 236 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evie · also for Evelyn, Everly, Eva | Modern | #270 | 5,688 |
| Lina · also for Adeline, Alina, Catalina | Traditional | #572 | 2,529 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Evelinas go by each one.
Evelina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #778 | 349 |
| 2020 | #1,337 | 165 |
| 2010 | #2,081 | 95 |
| 2000 | #4,104 | 30 |
| 1990 | #3,741 | 28 |
| 1980 | #4,039 | 19 |
| 1970 | #3,052 | 22 |
| 1960 | #2,113 | 30 |
| 1950 | #1,658 | 32 |
| 1940 | #1,417 | 29 |
| 1930 | #1,382 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,415 | 32 |
| 1910 | #1,134 | 16 |
| 1900 | #928 | 17 |
| 1890 | #842 | 11 |
| 1880 | #646 | 8 |
How popular is Evelina, counting every spelling?
Evelina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #752 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #778 for Evelina on its own. Together these spellings went to 367 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelina | 349 | #778 | 1,205 |
| Evelyna | 18 | #6,395 | 75 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Evelina?
349 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Evelina (0.10 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Evelina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 24 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Evelina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Evelina?
About 4,900 people born in the US named Evelina are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 6 and 33. That makes Evelina a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Evelina by state
How common Evelina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.8×), Illinois (2.1×), Massachusetts (1.8×), Wisconsin (1.8×), New Jersey (1.8×). In 24 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Evelina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Evelina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Evelina · Sibling names for Evelina
Questions about the name Evelina
What does Evelina mean?
The origin of Evelina is uncertain: two suggested sources (Evelyn or Eva); the meaning of Evelyn's root is uncertain.
How popular is the name Evelina?
Evelina was the 778th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 349 babies. Its best year was 1887, when it ranked 528th; the most babies were born in 2025 (349). Over the last ten years it has moved up 580 places. More babies were named Evelina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Evelina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Evelina in the US.
Where is Evelina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Evelina was most common in Washington (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Illinois and Oregon.