Evangeline

Girl name

Evangeline has been given to 36,771 babies in the U.S. since 1881. It peaked in 2025 and currently ranks #147 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/

Invented by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he began research on his epic poem Evangeline about Acadian lovers deported from French-Canada. From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

36,771

Peak year

2025 (1,998 babies)

Rank in 2025

#147 for girls

First recorded

1881

10-year trend

▲ +64%

Gender split

All girls

Famous people named Evangeline

Evangeline Lilly

Canadian actress (born 1979)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

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