Evelyn, a surname-turned-given-name, is derived from the Germanic name Avelina of unknown meaning. It can also be a combination of the names Eve, meaning "to breathe" or "to live," and Lynn, meaning "lake." Evelyn was a top-100 girl's name in the United States every year between 1900 and 1953. It spent the rest of the century outside of the top-100 but inside the top-300 until returning to the top-100 in 2002. It has now been a top-10 girl's name every year since 2017. Several celebrities have named their daughter Evelyn, including actress Carey Mulligan (Evelyn Grace), former "Top Chef" winner Kelsey Barnard Clark (Evelyn June) and "The Young and the Restless" star Lyndsy Fonseca (Evelyn Estella Bean).
