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Evangeline

Pronounced IH0 V AE1 N JH IH0 L AY2 N (ARPABET)

  • 4 syllables
  • Peaked 2024
  • 144 years in use
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How popular is Evangeline?

Evangeline is a girls' name, and first appears in 1881. It has been given to 34,934 children — the 668th most common girls' name on record.

It is gaining, with the past decade running 57% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2024, when 1,752 children were given it.

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Characteristics

  • Alliterative
  • 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
Pronunciations:
IH0 V AE1 N JH IH0 L AY2 N
Stress pattern:
0102
Syllables:
4

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Names like Evangeline

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Sibling names for Evangeline

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

Frequently asked questions

How popular is the name Evangeline?
Evangeline ranks 668th among girls' names in US records, with 34,934 births since 1881. Over the past decade it accounts for 13,088.
Is Evangeline a unisex name?
No. Evangeline is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Evangeline most popular?
2024, when 1,752 children were given the name. It has been in use for 144 years and is still recorded as of 2024.