US rank #4525 Girls' name Peak 2017 485 births

Avangeline — #4525 US girls' name

485 babies named Avangeline in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4525
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Avangeline was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

34 babies were named Avangeline in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Avangeline

The Social Security Administration has registered 485 babies named Avangeline between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Avangeline currently holds the #4525 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Avangeline performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 277 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Avangeline shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Avangeline in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Avangeline in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 485 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Avangeline at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

485

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2017

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,525

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Avangeline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
34
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
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Avangeline by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
277 births that decade — 57% of Avangeline's all-time total
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Avangeline by state

Where Avangeline concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Avangeline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
20 4.1%
#2 California
16 3.3%
#3 New York
16 3.3%
Texas share of Avangeline's total US births 4.1%
Even split

20 of 485 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Avangeline?
485 babies have been named Avangeline since 2006. It currently ranks #4525 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 34 births.
When was Avangeline most popular?
Avangeline was most popular in the 2010s decade with 277 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Avangeline most popular?
The top states for the name Avangeline are Texas (20 births), California (16 births), New York (16 births).
How long has the name Avangeline been used?
Avangeline has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Avangeline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ava, Avah, Avalynn, Avalon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2006–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.