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GirlGreek#265 in 2025

Evangeline

Evangeline is a girls' name of Greek origin meaning “bearer of good news.” It ranked #265 in the United States in 2025.

pronunciation

ee-VAN-jeh-line

meaning & origin

The name Evangeline means “bearer of good news.” It comes from the Greek language tradition.

From the Greek euangelion meaning good news or gospel. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1847 epic poem Evangeline gave the name lasting literary resonance in North America.

popularity over time

#345
2020
#322
2021
#300
2022
#280
2023
#265
2024
YearRank
2024#265
2023#280
2022#300
2021#322
2020#345

Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset

famous people named Evangeline

  • Evangeline Lilly
  • Evangeline (Longfellow poem character)

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