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Evelyn

Evelyn means "Wished-for child" and comes from English, giving it real etymological depth as a girl's name. It found its footing in the 1920s and has not drifted far since. These days, it is familiar to most people. Its single strongest year on record was 1921.

EnglishWished-for child
EnglishHazelnut
Births by decade
1900s
18,683
1910s
91,709
1920s
124,518
1930s
69,701
1940s
48,332
1950s
38,546
1960s
22,680
1970s
10,031
1980s
11,106
1990s
15,201
2000s
40,786
2010s
66,034
Peaked in the 1920s · 557,327 total U.S. births since 1900