Girls' name · since 1881
Evangeline
Since 1881, U.S. Social Security records show 36,771 babies named Evangeline, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,771
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evangeline currently ranks #147 among girls' names in America, with 36,771 babies recorded since 1881.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangeline has been recorded 36,771 times among girls since 1881, currently ranked #147 nationally and more common than 99.2% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1881 to 2025.
- #730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #147 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 36,771 born since 1881
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangeline ranks #730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #147 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 36,771 born since 1881, peaking in the 2010s.
- #730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #147 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 36,771
- born since 1881
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evangeline's 36,771 recorded births place it above 98.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Evangeline compares
36,771 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Evangeline's all-time total is 98x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evangeline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 36,771 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,998 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evangeline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Evangeline's full recorded timeline at 1953, 76% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 24% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1881, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 1,998 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Evangeline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1881–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,998
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Evangeline by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (11,610 births, 32% of the file).
2010s was Evangeline's strongest decade.
11,610 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Evangeline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 108
1880s
108 births
- 1890s 300
1890s
300 births
- 1900s 553
1900s
553 births
- 1910s 1,552
1910s
1,552 births
- 1920s 2,444
1920s
2,444 births
- 1930s 1,973
1930s
1,973 births
- 1940s 1,404
1940s
1,404 births
- 1950s 1,411
1950s
1,411 births
- 1960s 1,182
1960s
1,182 births
- 1970s 821
1970s
821 births
- 1980s 562
1980s
562 births
- 1990s 716
1990s
716 births
- 2000s 3,323
2000s
3,323 births
- 2010s
2010s
11,610 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,812 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 11,610 births (32% of all-time use).
How Evangeline 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 Evangeline's total volume
Evangeline by state
Where Evangeline concentrates geographically, total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 4,210 | 11.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 3,350 | 9.1% |
| #3 | New York | | 2,033 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,338 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,243 | 3.4% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 1,204 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 993 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 929 | 2.5% |
4,210 of 36,771 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Evangeline appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Evangeline's data
- Evangeline's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (11,610 total births) through the 2020s (8,812) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Evangelines (4,210 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Evangeline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1881–2025 (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 Evangeline 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.