Evangelina
Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium".
Meaning & Origin of Evangelina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium".
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The Story of Evangelina
Evangelina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1908, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2012, when 219 Evangelinas were born — ranking #1,125 that year. As of 2026, Evangelina ranks #1,277 for baby girls with 179 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 10K Evangelinas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Evangelina
Evangelina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1908 and has accumulated 10K births in the dataset. Evangelina's peak popularity came in 2012 when it ranked #715. Use the chart and map above to compare Evangelina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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