Evangelina
A Latinate form of Evangeline, which Longfellow coined for his 1847 poem out of the Greek euangelion, 'good news', the word behind 'gospel'.
Evangelina in 2025
Evangelina was given to 195 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,256th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 17,002 babies born.
The history of Evangelina
Evangelina reached its highest point in 2012, when 219 babies were given the name, ranking 2,037th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,304th, in 1929.
Across the 118 years of records since 1908, 10,319 babies have been named Evangelina. Half of them were born before 1983, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Evangelina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Evangelina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6 | 2,932 |
| 1910s | 107 | 3,274 |
| 1920s | 517 | 1,304 |
| 1930s | 686 | 1,409 |
| 1940s | 895 | 1,358 |
| 1950s | 904 | 1,473 |
| 1960s | 836 | 1,793 |
| 1970s | 864 | 1,853 |
| 1980s | 747 | 2,096 |
| 1990s | 740 | 2,870 |
| 2000s | 1,350 | 2,287 |
| 2010s | 1,719 | 2,037 |
| 2020s | 948 | 2,256 |
Where Evangelina is heading
Evangelina has risen 24% over the past decade, from 157 babies in 2015 to 195 in 2025.
Names like Evangelina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Evangelina.