Evangeline
Evangelina and Evangeline are feminine given names, diminutives of Latin "evangelium".
- English
Meaning & Origin of Evangeline
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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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Evangeline
American parents first put Evangeline on the record books as a baby girl name in 1881, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 1,746 Evangelines were born — ranking #173 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 30% of all recorded Evangelines. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #173 among baby girl names with 1,746 births, rising sharply (+28% over the past five years). In total, more than 38K Evangelines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Evangeline
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Evangeline. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Evangeline
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- Evangelize
- Evangelists
- Eventually
- Evangel
- Evangelium
- Avenging
- Santillan
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About the name Evangeline
Evangeline is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 38K births in the dataset. Evangeline's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #173. Use the chart and map above to compare Evangeline'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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