Girls' name · since 1920
Evangelyn
Evangelyn has 424 recorded births since 1920 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Evangelyn is the #7938 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 424 recorded since 1920.
Social Security Administration records show Evangelyn recorded 424 times among girls since 1920, holding rank #7938 nationally today, ahead of 54% 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 1920 to 2025.
- #13,047 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,938 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 424 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangelyn ranks #13,047 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,938 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 424 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,047 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,938 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 424
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Evangelyn's 424 recorded births place it above 81.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Evangelyn compares
424 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Evangelyn's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Evangelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 424 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 31 | 21 | 19,840 |
Evangelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Evangelyn splits its recorded history at 2009: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1924 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Evangelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Evangelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (196 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Evangelyn's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Evangelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 11
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s 8
1970s
8 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
- 1990s 15
1990s
15 births
- 2000s 57
2000s
57 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s
2020s
85 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 196 births (46% of all-time use).
Evangelyn by state
Where Evangelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 11 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 1.2% |
17 of 424 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Evangelyn's data
- Evangelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (196 total births) through the 2020s (85) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Evangelyns (17 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 Evangelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Evangelyn 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.