How Many People Are Named Evangeline?
An estimated 26,463 people in the United States have the first name Evangeline. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Evangeline peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,741 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Evangeline as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Evangeline paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
26,463
About 1 in 12,952 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,741 births
Total Registered
34,756
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Evangeline
Evangeline is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 34,756 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Evangeline as a female name
Ranked #174 in 2024
1,741 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (1,741 births)
Evangeline: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Evangeline span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 11,607 babies were registered. While Evangeline is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Evangeline by Decade
How has Evangeline tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 108 | 0 | 108 | |
| 1890s | 300 | 0 | 300 | |
| 1900s | 553 | 0 | 553 | |
| 1910s | 1,552 | 0 | 1,552 | |
| 1920s | 2,444 | 0 | 2,444 | |
| 1930s | 1,973 | 0 | 1,973 | |
| 1940s | 1,404 | 0 | 1,404 | |
| 1950s | 1,411 | 0 | 1,411 | |
| 1960s | 1,182 | 0 | 1,182 | |
| 1970s | 821 | 0 | 821 | |
| 1980s | 562 | 0 | 562 | |
| 1990s | 716 | 0 | 716 | |
| 2000s | 3,322 | 0 | 3,322 | |
| 2010s | 11,607 | 0 | 11,607 | |
| 2020s | 6,801 | 0 | 6,801 | |
Evangeline by State
Birth registrations for Evangeline span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, Vermont, Delaware. On average, about 559 Evangelines were registered per state.
Evangeline + Last Name Combinations
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Evangeline: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evangeline?
We estimate approximately 26,463 people named Evangeline are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 12,952 Americans share this first name.
Is Evangeline a common name?
Evangeline is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 34,756 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Evangeline most popular?
Evangeline reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,741 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Evangeline is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Evangeline a female name?
Evangeline is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Evangeline Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Evangeline Smith, Evangeline Johnson, Evangeline Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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