Eveline
A feminine name of French origin meaning "life" or "hazelnut tree".
Name Census estimates that about 1,428 living Americans carry the first name Eveline. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Eveline today is around 36 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Eveline births was 1922 (76 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Eveline. 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.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Eveline with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.4K
~ 1 in 240,024 Americans
Peak year
1922
76 babies that year
Average age
36
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,836
Tracked since 1881
Census
Eveline in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 2,693 people with the first name Eveline, which placed it at #6,071 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
#6,071
National first-name rank
People counted
2.7K
2,693 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
49.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Eveline
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eveline is White at 49.4%. The next largest groups are Black (23.4%) and Hispanic (17.5%). 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 Eveline 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 Eveline at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White49.4% · 1,330
- Black or African American23.4% · 631
- Hispanic or Latino17.5% · 470
- Asian and Pacific Islander6.1% · 164
- Two or more races2.9% · 77
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 21
Popularity
Eveline: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Eveline from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1920s, with 598 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1920s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Eveline 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 Eveline during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Evelines live
The SSA's state-level files cover 18 states and territories. California, Massachusetts, New York recorded the most babies named Eveline, while Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 21 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Eveline
The name Eveline is a French feminine given name derived from the Germanic name Avelina. It is composed of the Germanic elements "avi," meaning "desired," and "lind," meaning "soft, tender, or lithe." The name has its roots in the Middle Ages and was popular among the French nobility.
In the 12th century, the name Eveline appeared in the medieval French epic poem "The Song of Roland." The poem mentions Eveline as the wife of Guibourc, one of the characters in the story. This early literary reference suggests that the name was in use among the French aristocracy during that period.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name Eveline was Eveline de Vieuxpont, a 13th-century French noblewoman who lived from around 1210 to 1265. She was the daughter of Enguerrand III, Lord of Vieuxpont, and married Henry II, Count of Auxerre.
In the 14th century, Eveline de Montbéliard (1345-1397) was a French noblewoman and Countess of Montbéliard. She played a significant role in the politics of the region during her lifetime.
The name gained popularity in England during the Middle Ages, likely due to the Norman influence. One notable bearer was Eveline de Broc (c. 1180-c. 1240), an English heiress and feudal baroness who inherited substantial lands in Somerset and Devon.
In the realm of literature, Eveline is the central character in James Joyce's short story "Eveline," published in his 1914 collection "Dubliners." The story explores the character's struggle between pursuing a new life abroad or remaining in the familiar confines of Dublin.
Other historical figures named Eveline include Eveline von Drigalski (1825-1909), a German artist and painter known for her portraits and landscapes, and Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (born 1956), a Swiss politician who served as the President of the Swiss Confederation in 2012.
People
Eveline + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Eveline 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
Eveline: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eveline?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,428 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Eveline 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 240,024 US residents.
Is Eveline a common name?
We classify Eveline as "Rare". It ranks above 92.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,305 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Eveline most popular?
The single biggest year for Eveline was 1922, when 76 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Eveline is about 36 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Eveline in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 2,693 people with the name Eveline, or 0.89 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #6,071 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 Eveline 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 Eveline?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Eveline appears almost entirely female. Of the 2,689 people counted with this name, 99.9% 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 Eveline?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Eveline is White at 49.4%. The next largest groups are Black (23.4%) and Hispanic (17.5%). 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 Eveline most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Eveline in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.4% (1,330 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 Eveline in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Eveline a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Eveline 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 Eveline still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Eveline 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 Eveline 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 people have Eveline as a first name?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.