Evangeline

/ ih-VAN-juh-leen /
girlmythicvintageliteraryangel

“bearer of good news” — Greek

#1742024 rank
2024peak year
34,756babies named Evangeline since 1880
▲ +42%5-year trend

Evangeline popularity over 145 years

⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 202418801920196020002024

What does Evangeline mean?

From Greek eu 'good' and angelma 'news, message'. Popularized by Longfellow's 1847 epic poem Evangeline.

OriginGreek
Syllables5
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, vintage

Names like Evangeline

Same era, same vibe — if you like Evangeline, these usually land on the shortlist too.

Famous Evangelines

Spellings & variants

Evangelina

Not sure yet?

Tell the genie what you like — style, letter, vibe — and it will deal you a fresh hand of names.

Open the name generator 🧞