Evaleen
A feminine name of Scottish origin meaning "beautiful life".
Name Census estimates that about 119 living Americans carry the first name Evaleen. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Evaleen today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Evaleen births was 1920 (15 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Evaleen. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
119
~ 1 in 2,880,289 Americans
Peak year
1920
15 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2023 SSA rank
#11,509
Tracked since 1916
Census
Evaleen in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 189 people with the first name Evaleen, which placed it at #39,747 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#39,747
National first-name rank
People counted
189
189 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
51.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Evaleen
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evaleen is White at 51.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Evaleen described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Evaleen at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White51.9% · 98
- Hispanic or Latino19.0% · 36
- Asian and Pacific Islander13.8% · 26
- Black or African American9.5% · 18
- Two or more races3.2% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.6% · 5
Popularity
Evaleen: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Evaleen from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 77 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Evaleen remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Evaleen by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Evaleen during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Evaleen
Evaleen is a feminine given name of English origin, derived from the combination of the Hebrew name Eve, meaning "life" or "living one," and the English suffix "-leen," which was commonly used to create diminutive or endearing forms of names. The name first emerged in the late 19th century and gained popularity in the early 20th century.
The earliest recorded usage of the name Evaleen can be traced back to the late 1800s in England and Scotland. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Evaleen Stein, an American actress born in 1859, who had a successful career on the stage in the late 19th century.
In the early 20th century, the name gained some popularity, particularly in the United States and Canada. One notable bearer of the name was Evaleen Stein (1863-1923), an American stage actress and vaudeville performer who was active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Another historical figure with the name Evaleen was Evaleen Cooney (1916-1987), an American actress and singer who appeared in several Broadway productions and films during the 1940s and 1950s.
In literature, the name Evaleen appears in the novel "The Shuttle" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1907. The character Evaleen is described as a young American woman who marries an English aristocrat.
Evaleen Walling (1898-1984) was an American tennis player who competed in the early 20th century and was ranked among the top players in the United States in the 1920s.
Evaleen Jamieson (1910-2000) was a Canadian artist and painter known for her landscape and portrait works, particularly those depicting scenes from the Canadian Maritimes.
While the name Evaleen was most popular in the early to mid-20th century, it has since declined in usage and is now considered a relatively rare and unique name. However, its origins and historical references showcase its enduring charm and cultural significance.
People
Evaleen + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Evaleen as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Evaleen: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evaleen?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 119 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Evaleen going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,880,289 US residents.
Is Evaleen a common name?
We classify Evaleen as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 226 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Evaleen most popular?
The single biggest year for Evaleen was 1920, when 15 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Evaleen is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Evaleen in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 189 people with the name Evaleen, or 0.06 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #39,747 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Evaleen in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Evaleen?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Evaleen appears almost entirely female. Of the 189 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Evaleen?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evaleen is White at 51.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (19.0%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (13.8%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Evaleen most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Evaleen in the 2020 Census, accounting for 51.9% (98 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Evaleen in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Evaleen a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Evaleen in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Evaleen still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Evaleen in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Evaleen can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many Americans are named Evaleen?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.