Girls' name · since 2006
Evangaline
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 175 babies named Evangaline, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #21,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,701 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Evangaline is the #8701 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 175 recorded since 2006.
Evangaline has 175 recorded births among girls since 2006, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8701 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #21,177 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,701 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 175 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangaline ranks #21,177 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,701 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 175 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #21,177 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,701 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 175
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evangaline's 175 recorded births place it above 70.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Evangaline compares
175 34th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Evangaline's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evangaline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 175 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evangaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Evangaline splits its recorded history at 2016: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2017 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Evangaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Evangaline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (87 births, 50% of the file).
2010s was Evangaline's strongest decade.
87 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Evangaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
- 2010s
2010s
87 births
- 2020s
2020s
54 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 87 births (50% of all-time use).
Evangaline by state
Where Evangaline concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 175 births nationwide.
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What to do with Evangaline's data
- Evangaline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (87 total births) through the 2020s (54) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Evangalines (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evangaline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~19 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2006–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Evangaline draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.