Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Evangeline name popularity since 1925
32,974 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Evangeline. Half of them were born in 2013 or earlier, so the typical Evangeline is about 13 years old in 2026. Evangeline peaked in 2025 as the #147 name for girls, and it ranked #147 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 32,974
- Named Evangeline, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #147
- for girls in 2025 (1,998 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 32,974 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 4.35× its national share
Peak year is the year Evangeline made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Evangeline births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Evangeline both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1940 and 1945, Evangeline's share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 6,650 to 1 in 12,000.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, it became 6.9× more common, from 1 in 17,200 baby girls to 1 in 2,480.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Evangeline's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Evangeline.
Decade by decade
Babies named Evangeline in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,160 | – |
| 1930s | 1,973 | #453 |
| 1940s | 1,404 | #714 |
| 1950s | 1,411 | #799 |
| 1960s | 1,182 | #967 |
| 1970s | 821 | #1,376 |
| 1980s | 562 | #2,056 |
| 1990s | 716 | #1,707 |
| 2000s | 3,323 | #1,210 |
| 2010s | 11,610 | #260 |
| 2020–25 | 8,812 | #147 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
52.3% of babies named Evangeline from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Evangeline is most popular
The index compares Evangeline's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Evangeline.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 4.35× | 693 |
| Arizona | 2.25× | 840 |
| Louisiana | 1.70× | 883 |
| Colorado | 1.59× | 566 |
| Washington | 1.43× | 692 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Evangeline's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Evangeline.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Evangeline (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data