Meaning 
The name Evelyn has the following meaning: Life in the Hebrew language. More popular in the form of "Eva" in the mid-19th century. Eve is actually the French form of the name Eva. Of course, it is more well-known for its appearance, in the Book of Genesis in the Bible, in the story of Adam and Eve. A clever name for the first girl in a family of boys.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.
Popularity 
As a baby girl name, Evelyn is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 92 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In 2009, the name Evelyn rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 15 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 39 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Evelyn in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Origins  Related names  The following names are baby names related to Evelyn and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Evelyn: Boys - Adriel, Dathan, Dori, Dov, Dovev, Haskell, Mordecai, Mordechai, Nadav, Nirel, Noam, Solomon, Girls - Alia, Galilea, Johnna, Mahala, Mahalah, Mozell, Orah, Salome, Sherron, Both genders - Anna, Betty, David, Mary
Variants 
The name Evelyn is a variant of Eve. Other popular variants of the name Eve are: Eba, Ebba, Efa (Welsh), Eibhlin (Irish Gaelic), Evaine (French), Evathia (Greek), Evelyn (English), Evetta, Evette, Evey, Evi (German), Evie, Evita (Spanish), Evuska (Czech), Evy, Ewa (Polish), Ewie
Style 
We think the name Evelyn should fall under the following style category: Biblical. See other Biblical names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Evelyn to be: A gentle, lovely lady who is quiet and thoughtfulIn one word, you might describe Evelyn as a(n) " gentle" person. See other "gentle" names for boys and girls.
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