Evangeline is a girl's name of French origin meaning “good news.” In 2024 it was given to 1,741 girls in the United States.
Evangeline belongs to the French and English & American tradition. Its meaning — “good news” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Evangeline first appears in Social Security records in 1881. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #174 in 2024, and in 2024 1,741 babies received the name — 34,756 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Evangeline means “good news” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Evangeline is a girl name. In 2024, 1,741 babies received the name in the US.
Evangeline comes from the French, English & American and Greek tradition.
Evangeline first appears in US records in 1881. Its best-ever ranking was #174 in 2024, and 1,741 babies were given the name in 2024.
Evangeline is pronounced /ɪˌvænd͡ʒəˈliːn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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