Evangeline
#147 for girls in 2025, 1,998 births
- Peak · girls
- 2025 · 1,998 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 36,771since 1881
Evangeline over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Evangeline has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #147 | 1,998 |
| 2024 | #173 | 1,752 |
| 2023 | #212 | 1,417 |
| 2022 | #266 | 1,190 |
| 2021 | #236 | 1,281 |
| 2020 | #258 | 1,174 |
| 2019 | #270 | 1,226 |
| 2018 | #276 | 1,195 |
| 2017 | #267 | 1,199 |
| 2016 | #241 | 1,339 |
| 2015 | #260 | 1,221 |
| 2014 | #276 | 1,189 |
| 2013 | #300 | 1,067 |
| 2012 | #288 | 1,097 |
| 2011 | #285 | 1,111 |
| 2010 | #333 | 966 |
| 2009 | #429 | 742 |
| 2008 | #451 | 699 |
| 2007 | #459 | 702 |
| 2006 | #598 | 486 |
| 2005 | #1,210 | 189 |
| 2004 | #1,781 | 107 |
| 2003 | #1,802 | 104 |
| 2002 | #1,934 | 91 |
| 2001 | #1,671 | 108 |
| 2000 | #1,817 | 95 |
| 1999 | #1,874 | 84 |
| 1998 | #1,819 | 85 |
| 1997 | #1,884 | 78 |
| 1996 | #1,767 | 84 |
| 1995 | #1,702 | 86 |
| 1994 | #2,102 | 65 |
| 1993 | #2,217 | 59 |
| 1992 | #2,386 | 54 |
| 1991 | #2,034 | 67 |
| 1990 | #2,317 | 54 |
| 1989 | #2,278 | 52 |
| 1988 | #1,986 | 60 |
| 1987 | #2,236 | 48 |
| 1986 | #2,148 | 49 |
| 1985 | #2,048 | 52 |
| 1984 | #1,961 | 52 |
| 1983 | #1,751 | 61 |
| 1982 | #1,684 | 67 |
| 1981 | #1,767 | 63 |
| 1980 | #1,863 | 58 |
| 1979 | #1,623 | 69 |
| 1978 | #1,729 | 60 |
| 1977 | #1,538 | 70 |
| 1976 | #1,397 | 76 |
| 1975 | #1,375 | 77 |
| 1974 | #1,399 | 73 |
| 1973 | #1,302 | 78 |
| 1972 | #1,090 | 104 |
| 1971 | #1,164 | 99 |
| 1970 | #1,060 | 115 |
| 1969 | #1,250 | 80 |
| 1968 | #1,017 | 104 |
| 1967 | #1,060 | 96 |
| 1966 | #944 | 116 |
| 1965 | #966 | 113 |
| 1964 | #912 | 131 |
| 1963 | #874 | 144 |
| 1962 | #914 | 134 |
| 1961 | #902 | 143 |
| 1960 | #970 | 121 |
| 1959 | #936 | 125 |
| 1958 | #859 | 141 |
| 1957 | #841 | 146 |
| 1956 | #830 | 142 |
| 1955 | #797 | 146 |
| 1954 | #760 | 150 |
| 1953 | #837 | 122 |
| 1952 | #697 | 165 |
| 1951 | #749 | 137 |
| 1950 | #733 | 137 |
| 1949 | #712 | 142 |
| 1948 | #761 | 126 |
| 1947 | #734 | 136 |
| 1946 | #635 | 154 |
| 1945 | #714 | 109 |
| 1944 | #638 | 132 |
| 1943 | #654 | 134 |
| 1942 | #605 | 151 |
| 1941 | #572 | 148 |
| 1940 | #523 | 172 |
| 1939 | #558 | 144 |
| 1938 | #527 | 164 |
| 1937 | #483 | 183 |
| 1936 | #516 | 161 |
| 1935 | #453 | 199 |
| 1934 | #474 | 187 |
| 1933 | #454 | 207 |
| 1932 | #448 | 217 |
| 1931 | #426 | 232 |
| 1930 | #402 | 279 |
| 1929 | #427 | 241 |
| 1928 | #455 | 227 |
| 1927 | #414 | 273 |
| 1926 | #463 | 221 |
| 1925 | #499 | 198 |
| 1924 | #435 | 258 |
| 1923 | #437 | 239 |
| 1922 | #406 | 262 |
| 1921 | #418 | 258 |
| 1920 | #407 | 267 |
| 1919 | #434 | 231 |
| 1918 | #446 | 222 |
| 1917 | #445 | 208 |
| 1916 | #480 | 176 |
| 1915 | #447 | 188 |
| 1914 | #470 | 135 |
| 1913 | #418 | 139 |
| 1912 | #457 | 107 |
| 1911 | #493 | 70 |
| 1910 | #458 | 76 |
| 1909 | #435 | 72 |
| 1908 | #479 | 56 |
| 1907 | #455 | 62 |
| 1906 | #499 | 48 |
| 1905 | #506 | 45 |
| 1904 | #474 | 48 |
| 1903 | #496 | 41 |
| 1902 | #403 | 58 |
| 1901 | #397 | 55 |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 |
| 1899 | #443 | 43 |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 |
| 1897 | #397 | 53 |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 |
| 1895 | #622 | 24 |
| 1894 | #535 | 29 |
| 1893 | #571 | 24 |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 |
| 1891 | #750 | 13 |
| 1890 | #667 | 16 |
| 1889 | #468 | 28 |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 |
| 1887 | #633 | 13 |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 |
| 1885 | #745 | 9 |
| 1884 | #614 | 12 |
| 1883 | #754 | 7 |
| 1882 | #634 | 9 |
| 1881 | #740 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1881
The first year at least five girls were named Evangeline! It came in at #740, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1881–1883, when fewer than 10 girls a year got the name.
Where Evangeline is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maine#84 · 1 in 291
- Louisiana#112 · 1 in 495
- Oregon#130 · 1 in 525
- Alaska#138 · 1 in 406
- Kansas#147 · 1 in 592
Best ever in a state: #55 in Wyoming, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | #84 | 12 | 1 in 291 |
| Louisiana | #112 | 43 | 1 in 495 |
| Oregon | #130 | 29 | 1 in 525 |
| Alaska | #138 | 6 | 1 in 406 |
| Kansas | #147 | 22 | 1 in 592 |
| Delaware | #149 | 6 | 1 in 459 |
| Utah | #153 | 29 | 1 in 614 |
| Washington | #155 | 47 | 1 in 667 |
| Hawaii | #158 | 7 | 1 in 487 |
| Oklahoma | #167 | 24 | 1 in 701 |
| New Hampshire | #184 | 6 | 1 in 628 |
| Colorado | #193 | 30 | 1 in 780 |
| Virginia | #210 | 40 | 1 in 937 |
| Montana | #212 | 5 | 1 in 598 |
| Idaho | #214 | 9 | 1 in 719 |
| Indiana | #220 | 33 | 1 in 928 |
| Connecticut | #228 | 14 | 1 in 859 |
| Iowa | #228 | 14 | 1 in 921 |
| New Mexico | #244 | 8 | 1 in 818 |
| Wisconsin | #245 | 23 | 1 in 1,012 |
| Pennsylvania | #250 | 46 | 1 in 1,148 |
| New Jersey | #261 | 32 | 1 in 1,161 |
| California | #263 | 153 | 1 in 1,342 |
| Arizona | #271 | 26 | 1 in 1,189 |
| Ohio | #280 | 42 | 1 in 1,257 |
| Florida | #282 | 63 | 1 in 1,365 |
| New York | #284 | 66 | 1 in 1,384 |
| Illinois | #292 | 43 | 1 in 1,361 |
| North Carolina | #304 | 33 | 1 in 1,376 |
| Missouri | #312 | 21 | 1 in 1,295 |
| Arkansas | #314 | 10 | 1 in 1,182 |
| Nevada | #317 | 9 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Massachusetts | #322 | 18 | 1 in 1,404 |
| Texas | #335 | 103 | 1 in 1,647 |
| Michigan | #339 | 26 | 1 in 1,623 |
| Alabama | #357 | 13 | 1 in 1,513 |
| Minnesota | #380 | 15 | 1 in 1,631 |
| Maryland | #392 | 14 | 1 in 1,721 |
| Tennessee | #401 | 18 | 1 in 1,731 |
| Nebraska | #411 | 5 | 1 in 1,603 |
| South Carolina | #422 | 10 | 1 in 1,837 |
| Georgia | #461 | 22 | 1 in 2,213 |
| Kentucky | #501 | 8 | 1 in 2,320 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Evangeline
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 26 spots since 2024 (#173 → #147)
- 111 spots since 2020 (#258 → #147)
- 113 spots since 2015 (#260 → #147)
- Biggest jump: 612 spots in 2006 (#1,210 → #598)
- Biggest drop: 199 spots in 1890 (#468 → #667)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1881
- Peaked 2025 at #147 (1,998 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 106 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 106 yrs · run 1881–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 804
- Highest: 1 in 804 girls born in 2025 were named Evangeline (0.12%)
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 31.6% of all girls named Evangeline (11,610) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | #468 (1889) | #668 |
| 1890s | 300 | #397 (1897) | #558 |
| 1900s | 553 | #397 (1901) | #455 |
| 1910s | 1,552 | #418 (1913) | #455 |
| 1920s | 2,444 | #406 (1922) | #436 |
| 1930s | 1,973 | #402 (1930) | #474 |
| 1940s | 1,404 | #523 (1940) | #655 |
| 1950s | 1,411 | #697 (1952) | #804 |
| 1960s | 1,182 | #874 (1963) | #981 |
| 1970s | 821 | #1,060 (1970) | #1,368 |
| 1980s | 562 | #1,684 (1982) | #1,972 |
| 1990s | 716 | #1,702 (1995) | #2,010 |
| 2000s | 3,323 | #429 (2009) | #1,215 |
| 2010s | 11,610 | #241 (2016) | #280 |
| 2020s | 8,812 | #147 (2025) | #215 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Evangeline in 2015
girls
#260
1,221 births · 1 in 1,462 girls
Top girls' names in 2015
More about 2015
girls
1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 1,462 of them was named Evangeline, which outranked 98.6% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).