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Evangelina

Evangelina holds the #1186 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 195 newborn girls in a single year. Here's the interesting part: Evangelina peaked in 1929, faded, and is now climbing again — a classic comeback pattern. Its strongest year on record was 1929 (#715 nationally, 96 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1908. The name's biggest fan base is in Arizona (#515 there in 2025).

Rankings

2025 rank
#1186
among girl names
Trend
Comeback
last 5 years
All-time peak
#715
in 1929 (1920s)
Babies in 2025
195
girls named Evangelina

Evangelina popularity, 1880–2025

0.003%0.007%0.010%0.013%18801900192019401960198020002020#715 in 1929
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1929

Where Evangelina is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025AKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025VTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025WAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025IDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MNWisconsin: #791 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)WI#791Michigan: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MINew York: #1654 (7 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)NY#1654Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025RIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025ORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025SDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025IAIllinois: #1113 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#1113Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025INOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025CTCalifornia: #716 (43 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CA#716Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025UTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025CONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025WVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025VAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025DEArizona: #515 (13 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)AZ#515New Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025KSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025ARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025TNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025DCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025LAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025MSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025ALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025GAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Evangelina in 2025HITexas: #820 (36 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TX#820Florida: #1436 (9 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)FL#1436
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Arizona (#515), California (#716), Wisconsin (#791)

Uniqueness score

54/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Evangelina in the most recent year of SSA data.

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