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Popularity of the baby name Evelyn


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Popular baby names in British Columbia (Canada), 2017

According to British Columbia’s Vital Statistics Agency, the most popular baby names in the province in 2017 were Olivia and Benjamin.

Here are British Columbia’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl Names
1. Olivia, 260 baby girls
2. Emma, 231
3. Sophia, 183
4. Ava, 178 (tie)
5. Charlotte, 178 (tie)
6. Emily, 170
7. Chloe, 160
8. Hannah, 155
9. Amelia, 152
10. Abigail, 129

Boy Names
1. Benjamin, 221 baby boys
2. Liam, 220
3. Logan, 210
4. Lucas, 209
5. Ethan, 197 (tie)
6. James, 197 (tie)
7. Oliver, 186
8. Noah, 177
9. William, 176
10. Owen, 170

In the girls’ top 10, Hannah replaced Evelyn.

In the boys’ top 10, Logan replaced Jacob.

Names at the other end of the spectrum — used just five times each in 2017 — include…

  • Girl names: Ann, Beatrix, Cedar, Della, Elowen, Greta, Harlyn, Inaaya, Jenny, Karla, Leen, Marwa, Nicola, Ocean, Paris, Reyna, Sakura, Tina, Zaynab
  • Boy names: Ayan, Bishop, Clay, Darian, Emery, Flynn, Gurtaj, Houston, Ivar, Jerry, Kendrick, Loki, Mack, Niall, Princeton, Rayyan, Stellan, Tai, Zavier

The top names in 2016 were Olivia and Lucas.

Source: Baby’s Most Chosen Names in British Columbia, 2017

Popular baby names in Alaska, 2017-2021

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Flag of Alaska

According to Alaska’s Department of Health and Social Services, and to the U.S. Social Security Administration, these were the most popular baby names in the state of Alaska from 2017 to 2021.

Girl Names

Alaska’s dataSSA’s data
20211. Amelia, 46 babies
2. Ava/Hazel/Olivia, 32 each
3. Charlotte, 31
4. Emma/Evelyn, 28 each
5. Aurora/Eleanor, 27 each		1. Amelia, 42 babies
2. Hazel, 32
3. Olivia, 31
4. Ava/Charlotte, 30 each
5. Emma, 28
20201. Charlotte, 44
2. Amelia, 43
3. Olivia, 38
4. Sophia, 36
5. Aurora, 35		1. Amelia, 43
2. Charlotte, 41
3. Olivia, 37
4. Sophia, 35
5. Aurora/Ava, 33 each
20191. Emma, 42
2. Evelyn, 41
3. Amelia/Ava/Olivia, 40 each
4. Aurora, 35
5. Charlotte, 31		1. Emma/Evelyn, 41 each
2. Amelia/Ava, 40 each
3. Olivia, 38
4. Aurora, 34
5. Charlotte, 31
20181. Olivia, 48
2. Amelia, 46
3. Aurora/Charlotte, 45 each
4. Emma, 44
5. Sophia, 42		1. Aurora, 46
2. Amelia, 45
3. Charlotte, 44
4. Olivia, 43
5. Sophia, 41
20171. Emma, 58
2. Olivia, 57
3. Aurora, 41
4. Isabella, 39
5. Evelyn/Sophia, 35 each		1. Emma, 57
2. Olivia, 56
3. Aurora, 40
4. Isabella, 39
5. Sophia, 35

Boy Names

Alaska’s dataSSA’s data
20211. Noah/Oliver, 42 babies each
2. Wyatt, 38
3. Liam, 36
4. James, 35
5. Lucas/William, 33 each		1. Noah, 42 babies
2. Oliver, 40
3. Liam/William/Wyatt, 34 each
4. James/Lucas, 31 each
5. Theodore, 29
20201. Liam/Oliver, 46 each
2. Elijah, 42
3. Theodore, 41
4. William, 38
5. Noah, 36		1. Liam, 44
2. Oliver, 43
3. Elijah, 42
4. Theodore, 40
5. William, 36
20191. Liam, 54
2. Oliver, 46
3. Henry/James, 41 each
4. Noah, 38
5. William, 34		1. Liam, 53
2. Oliver, 46
3. Henry/James, 41 each
4. Noah, 38
5. William, 34
20181. Oliver, 55
2. Logan, 44
3. Liam, 43
4. Elijah/Michael, 41 each
5. Benjamin, 39		1. Oliver, 54
2. Logan, 44
3. Liam, 42
4. Elijah/Michael, 41 each
5. Benjamin, 39
20171. James, 48
2. Liam, 46
3. Wyatt, 40
4. William, 39
5. Noah/Oliver, 38 each		1. James, 47
2. Liam, 46
3. Wyatt, 41
4. Oliver/William, 38 each
5. Noah, 37

According to the SSA data, Alaska is the only state (so far) in which Aurora — one of the fastest-rising girl names in the nation during the mid-to-late 2010s (e.g., 2015, 2017) — has been a top-5 name.

Aurora is also popular in Italy, where it’s been a top-3 name since 2013, though it has yet to reach the #1 spot. (Here are Italy’s rankings for 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021.)

Sources: Alaska Vital Statistics – 2021 Annual Report (PDF), Popular Names by State – SSA, How Many Babies Are Named…? – Istat

Image: Adapted from Flag of Alaska (public domain)

[Latest update: May 2023]

Popular baby names in Oregon, 2017

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According to the Oregon Health Authority, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Emma and Oliver.

Here are Oregon’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl names

  1. Emma, 211 baby girls
  2. Olivia, 209
  3. Sophia, 159
  4. Charlotte, 153
  5. Evelyn, 147
  6. Amelia, 145
  7. Harper, 128
  8. Ava, 120
  9. Mia, 118
  10. Abigail, 116

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 233 baby boys
  2. Liam, 220
  3. Benjamin, 193 (tie)
  4. Henry, 193 (tie)
  5. William, 181
  6. Noah, 166
  7. Logan, 165
  8. James, 160
  9. Wyatt, 159
  10. Samuel, 150

In the girls’ top 10, Mia replaced Isabella.

In the boys’ top 10, Logan, James, and Samuel replaced Owen, Mason, and Elijah.

In 2016, the top names were Olivia and Oliver.

The SSA’s 2017 rankings for Oregon show the same top 10 names for both genders, though the boy names are in a slightly different order.

Source: Oregon Health Authority – Annual Report Volume 1, 2017

Image: Adapted from Flag of Oregon (public domain)

Popular baby names in North Dakota, 2017

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Flag of North Dakota

According to North Dakota’s Department of Health, the most popular baby names in the state in 2017 were Emma and Oliver.

Here are North Dakota’s top 10 girl names and top 10 boy names of 2017:

Girl names

  1. Emma, 64 baby girls
  2. Harper, 55
  3. Olivia, 47
  4. Amelia, 45
  5. Ava, 42
  6. Abigail, 34
  7. Quinn, 29
  8. Addison, 28 (3-way tie)
  9. Ella, 28 (3-way tie)
  10. Evelyn, 28 (3-way tie)

Boy names

  1. Oliver, 63 baby boys
  2. Henry, 57
  3. Liam, 52
  4. Easton, 43 (2-way tie)
  5. Noah, 43 (2-way tie)
  6. Logan, 41
  7. Asher, 40
  8. Jack, 39
  9. Owen, 38 (2-way tie)
  10. Ryker, 38 (2-way tie)

In the girls’ top 10, Abigail and Quinn replaced Charlotte and Nora.

In the boys’ top 10, Noah, Logan, Asher, Jack, and Ryker replaced William, Mason, James, Wyatt, and Hudson. And Easton is still going strong!

In 2016, the top names were Harper/Olivia and Oliver.

There were also differences between these rankings and the SSA’s 2017 rankings for North Dakota. The SSA data has Ellie and Hazel (instead of Quinn and Addison) in the girls’ top 10, and William (instead of Ryker) in the boys’ top 10.

Source: North Dakota Fast Facts 2017 (pdf)

Image: Adapted from Flag of North Dakota (public domain)