Female name
Evangeline
3,331 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2011. Expression number: 4.
Origin
Invented by the poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow when he began research on his epic poem Evangeline about Acadian lovers deported from French-Canada. From Ancient Greek εὐαγγέλιον (euangélion, “good news”).From Wiktionary, entry “Evangeline”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2011: 170 births. 3,331 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 1990s, 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It is still given: 546 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2025: 1,998 births. 36,771 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1889. It is still given: 7,638 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,055 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Argentina | 995 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Quebec | 178 | 1980–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 31 | 2012–2023 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; RENAPER, Nombres propios en Argentina, CC BY 4.0 (the registry doesn't record sex); Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first).
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
5 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 5 + 5 = 49 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
5 + 1 + 5 + 9 + 5 = 25 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
4 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 5 = 24 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 2, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 5 · freedom, change, movement
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.