Baby name

Evangeline

Girl

Origin of the name

Evangeline is linked to the Greek euangelion, “good news,” the Gospel. Longfellow's poem Evangeline (1847) made it known.

Rising name

Evangeline peaked in 2025, when 1 baby in 1,659 was given the name. The rise continues, up 29% on the previous ten years. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 147. 32% of all babies named Evangeline since 1880 were born in the 2010s.

36,771births since 1880

2020sgeneration

No. 147rank at its peak, in 2025

Where babies named Evangeline are born

2025

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Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Evangeline is most common in New Mexico (4.4 times), Maine (2.3) and Arizona (2.2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Evangelina 10,319

Names from the same era

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