Girls' name · since 1908
Evangelina
10,319 babies named Evangelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,319
- born since 1908
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Evangelina is the #1186 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,319 recorded since 1908.
Social Security Administration records show Evangelina recorded 10,319 times among girls since 1908, holding rank #1186 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1908 to 2025.
- #1,624 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,186 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,319 born since 1908
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangelina ranks #1,624 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,186 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,319 born since 1908, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,624 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,186 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,319
- born since 1908
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evangelina's 10,319 recorded births place it above 97.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
22 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Evangelina compares
10,319 Top 9% higher than 91% of 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
Evangelina's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evangelina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,319 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 219 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evangelina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Evangelina's full recorded timeline at 1968, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1908, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 219 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Evangelina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 219
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Evangelina by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,719 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Evangelina's strongest decade.
1,719 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Evangelina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s 107
1910s
107 births
- 1920s 517
1920s
517 births
- 1930s 686
1930s
686 births
- 1940s
1940s
895 births
- 1950s
1950s
904 births
- 1960s
1960s
836 births
- 1970s
1970s
864 births
- 1980s
1980s
747 births
- 1990s
1990s
740 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,350 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,719 births
- 2020s
2020s
948 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,719 births (17% of all-time use).
How Evangelina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Evangelina's total volume
Evangelina by state
Where Evangelina concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 3,752 | 36.4% |
| #2 | California | | 2,748 | 26.6% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 284 | 2.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 219 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 171 | 1.7% |
| #6 | New York | | 168 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Colorado | | 94 | 0.9% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 88 | 0.9% |
3,752 of 10,319 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.
Evangelina appears in 22 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evangelina's data
- Evangelina's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,719 total births) through the 2020s (948) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Evangelinas (3,752 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evangelina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Evangelina 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.