Given name
Evangeline
“a bringer of good news”
Evangeline carries the idea of good news and a strong poetic association.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evangeline is a variant of Evangelina. One Greek interpretation is “a bringer of good news.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem Evangeline centers on Evangeline Bellefontaine. The poem gives the name a specific literary association alongside its formation from the word for “gospel.”
Evangeline through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36,771
- 0 boys · 36,771 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 1,998 babies
- 2025
- 1,998
- #147 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 1,998 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 147 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 24.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (274). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 23,505 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Evangeline’s family of names
In English usage, Evangeline has a diminutive in Evie. Evangeline has a related form in Evangelina. In English usage, Evangeline has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Evangelina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Evangeline has relatives in 12 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
14 related names in 12 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ΕυαγγελίναGreek
- ÉvangélineFrench
- ЕванджелінUkrainian
- ЭванджелинRussian
- 에반젤린Korean
- エヴァンジェリンJapanese
- ΕβάντζελινGreek
- EvanĝelinEsperanto
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People named Evangeline
- Evangeline LillyCanadian actress (born 1979)
- Cherie GilFilipino actress (1963–2022)
- Evangeline PascualFilipino actressborn 1956
- Evangeline WaltonAmerican writer (1907–1996)
- Evangeline BoothGeneral of the Salvation Army (1865–1950)
- Evangeline AdamsAstrologer, astrological writer (1868–1932)
- Evangeline RussellAmerican actress (1902-1966)
- Evangeline BarongoUgandan writer
- Evangeline Anderson-RajkumarIndian theologianborn 1963
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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