Girls' name · since 1957
Evangela
Evangela has 310 recorded births since 1957 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1969 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
310 girls have been named Evangela since 1957, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Evangela recorded 310 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2012.
- #15,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 310 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangela ranks #15,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 310 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #15,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 310
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Evangela's 310 recorded births place it above 78.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Evangela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Evangela's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 44% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 56%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1957, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1969 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Evangela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2012
- Peak year (1969)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Evangela by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (109 births, 35% of the file).
1970s was Evangela's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Evangela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s
1960s
105 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
45 births
- 1990s 21
1990s
21 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 109 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Evangela's data
- Evangela's decade-level peak was the 1970s (109 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Evangela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1969)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1957–2012 (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 Evangela 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.