Evelyn

Also Dutch: https://nvb.meertens.knaw.nl/naam/is/Evelyn

Also Portuguese: https://www.behindthename.com/name/evelyn/top/brazil

Also Norwegian: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Evelyn

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Also used in Spanish: https://www.ine.es/widgets/nombApell/index.shtml?L=1

Evelyn had actually become mostly feminine by the middle of the 19th century. The index to the 1841 census in England shows 42 men and 42 women named Evelyn. In 1851 there were 196 women and 88 men. The 1850 United States census found 310 female and 53 male Evelyns. It seems to have been definitely more common for girls than boys in both countries ever since.

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Evelyn's use for girls began no later than a generation after its use for boys. Evelyn Pierrepont, Duke of Kingston-upon-Hull, one of the earliest if not the earliest male Evelyns (born 1665), named his third daughter Evelyn in 1691. She went on to name one of her daughters Evelyn in 1725.

Gender: Feminine

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Usages: Dutch, Dutch (Antillean)

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https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Evelyn

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(Information from name #201203 originally submitted by user Firestar)

It’s also used in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries.

Occasionally also used in Estonia: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn

According to howmanyofme.com, there are two people in the U.S. named Evelyn Evelyn.

In 2018, 83 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Evelyn who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 170th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.

I know that this name is used in Scandinavia, namely in Norway. Also, a blogger from Sweden whom I follow has a daughter called Evelyn.

Just to mention, in my country, even if rarely used, Evelyn/Evelin is a male name. The female version is Evelyna/Evelina. Most of our female names end with "-a", so hard to think of Evelyn as a name for a female.

I see that in English-speaking countries the name Evelyn seems to be a little bit old-fashioned. I'm from Poland and its Polish version - Ewelina - is pretty popular over here. It was given mostly in the 80's and 90's (me, for example). I've met many women named like this. As I've said, I'm Ewelina, too, so I'm not objective but I think that Evelyn (pronounced in English) is a name full of classic charm. And I really don't want it to gain popularity.

Evelynn is my grandma's name and she's from Finland so it might be Finnish, but I don't know.