Girls' name · since 1928
Evangline
Evangline has 37 recorded births since 1928 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #38,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Evangline sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 37 recorded since 1928.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangline has been recorded 37 times among girls since 1928, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 1967.
- #38,460 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 37 born since 1928
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Evangline ranks #38,460 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 37 born since 1928, peaking in the 1960s.
- #38,460 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 37
- born since 1928
- 1960s
- peak decade
Evangline's 37 recorded births place it above 46.51% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Evangline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Evangline's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1928, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Evangline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–1967
- Peak year (1961)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Evangline by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (13 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Evangline's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Evangline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
6 births
- 1940s
1940s
7 births
- 1950s
1950s
6 births
- 1960s
1960s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 13 births (35% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Evangline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1928–1967 (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 Evangline 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.