Recorded 1932–1992 Girls' name Peak 1979 56 births

Evanjelina — girls' name

56 babies named Evanjelina in U.S. Social Security records since 1932, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s51960s51970s231980s91990s8
1970s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Evanjelina was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

9 babies were named Evanjelina in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evanjelina

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Evanjelina between 1932 and 1992, spanning 61 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evanjelina currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evanjelina performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Evanjelina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Evanjelina in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evanjelina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 56 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Evanjelina at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

56

Since 1932

61 years of records

Peak year

1979

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1932

Recorded for 61 years

Last year on file: 1992

Evanjelina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1932

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1979)
9
Annual births at peak — across 61 years of records
45678910 19921982197919761971196419581932 6

Evanjelina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
23 births that decade — 41% of Evanjelina's all-time total
1930s61950s51960s51970s231980s91990s8

Evanjelina by state

Where Evanjelina concentrates geographically — total births since 1932

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Evanjelina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 10.7%
#2 Texas
5 8.9%
California share of Evanjelina's total US births 10.7%
Even split

6 of 56 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evanjelina?
56 babies have been named Evanjelina since 1932. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1979 with 9 births.
When was Evanjelina most popular?
Evanjelina was most popular in the 1970s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Evanjelina most popular?
The top states for the name Evanjelina are California (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Evanjelina been used?
Evanjelina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1932, spanning 61 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Evanjelina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eva, Evangeline, Evangelina, Evalyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1932–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.