Is Evyn a boy or girl name?

Evyn is a unisex name. Of the 1,827 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 58.8% were girls and 41.2% were boys. It changed hands in 2010, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Evyn

Recorded 1984–2025 · United States

Evyn was most popular in 2010, when 83 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,005 that year. In 2025 it ranked #7,111, with 35 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,827 people named Evyn.

Evyn over time

Births per year. The dot marks Evyn’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Evyn a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Evyn is a unisex name — 58.8% of the 1,827 Americans given it were girls and 41.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 2010 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Evyn

Where Evyn is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org