Evangeline
Evangeline is ranked 174th among girls in 2024 (1,741 births). Its best rank was 174th, in 2024.
- Rank in 2024
- #174up 38 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 1,7410.11% of girls
- Peak year
- 20241,741 births
- Best rank
- #174in 2024
- Since 1881
- 34,756people given the name
The story in the numbers
34,756 girls have been named Evangeline in the United States since 1881, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 1,741 births — 0.11% of all girls recorded that year.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 33%. It has spent 105 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among girls, year by year
By decade
| Decade | girls named Evangeline | |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | |
| 1890s | 300 | |
| 1900s | 553 | |
| 1910s | 1,552 | |
| 1920s | 2,444 | |
| 1930s | 1,973 | |
| 1940s | 1,404 | |
| 1950s | 1,411 | |
| 1960s | 1,182 | |
| 1970s | 821 | |
| 1980s | 562 | |
| 1990s | 716 | |
| 2000s | 3,322 | |
| 2010s | 11,607 | |
| 2020s | 6,801 |
In 2024, its biggest year
Evangeline was the 174th most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.
Names that rose and fell with Evangeline
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Lotuspeak 2023
- Camillapeak 2019
- Adelinapeak 2024
- Evalinapeak 2023
- Honorpeak 2012
- Millypeak 2014
- Noellapeak 2018
- Juliettepeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.