Evangeline
Evangeline was the 147th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,998 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 113 places. More babies were named Evangeline in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning good news (gospel) · Greek, English
Say it ih-VAN-juh-leen /ɪˈvændʒəlin/
- Rank in 2025
- #147 girls, up 111 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,998girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,998 babies
- Total since 1880
- 36,771babies recorded
What does the name Evangeline mean?
Evangeline was made popular, and according to Wiktionary invented, by the American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow for the heroine of his epic poem Evangeline, about Acadian lovers deported from French Canada. It is built on Greek euangelion, 'good news', the word for the gospel, through Latin evangelium; Wikipedia treats it with Evangelina as a diminutive of that word. Eva and Evie are common short forms.
εὐαγγέλιον (Ancient Greek, “good news, gospel”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Evangelina, Eva, Evie, Angeline, Lina.
See also: Greek names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Evangeline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Evangelina', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Evangeline
The usual nicknames for Evangeline are Evie, Vangie and Eva. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Evangeline in the last five years, 161 were named Eva, against 1372 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evie · also for Evelina, Evelyn, Everly | Modern | #270 | 5,688 |
| Vangie | Traditional | — | — |
| Eva | Modern | #134 | 12,288 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Evangelines go by each one.
Evangeline popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #147 | 1,998 |
| 2020 | #258 | 1,174 |
| 2010 | #333 | 966 |
| 2000 | #1,821 | 95 |
| 1990 | #2,327 | 54 |
| 1980 | #1,869 | 58 |
| 1970 | #1,062 | 115 |
| 1960 | #973 | 121 |
| 1950 | #734 | 137 |
| 1940 | #523 | 172 |
| 1930 | #402 | 279 |
| 1920 | #407 | 267 |
| 1910 | #458 | 76 |
| 1900 | #402 | 68 |
| 1890 | #675 | 16 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Evangeline, counting every spelling?
Evangeline is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #164 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #147 for Evangeline on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,041 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangeline | 1,998 | #147 | 7,638 |
| Evangelyn | 13 | #8,021 | 74 |
| Evangelyne | 14 | #7,606 | 34 |
| Evangelin | 11 | #9,042 | 28 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Evangeline?
1,998 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Evangeline (0.55 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Evangeline born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 4 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Evangeline.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Evangeline?
About 29,000 people born in the US named Evangeline are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Evangeline a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Evangeline by state
How common Evangeline was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Maine (3.1×), Idaho (2.7×), Alaska (2.6×), Louisiana (2.3×), New Mexico (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in District of Columbia, Delaware, Montana.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Evangeline: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Evangeline, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Evangeline · Sibling names for Evangeline
Questions about the name Evangeline
What does Evangeline mean?
Evangeline means “good news (gospel)” (Greek, English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Evangeline?
Evangeline was the 147th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,998 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 113 places. More babies were named Evangeline in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Evangeline a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Evangeline in the US.
Where is Evangeline most popular?
In 2021–2025, Evangeline was most common in Maine (2.91 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Alaska.