Evangeline or Violet?

chapstix7 · February 2014

I found out today that I am team pink. DH and I love both Violet and Evangeline. Thoughts?

emilyray14 · February 2014

Love both, but voted Evangeline because I feel like it's a little less common. But I guess I don't really know the ssa stats for these names.

CallaLily25 · February 2014

They're both beautiful, but I voted for Violet. I think it's more simple and sweet, which are the types of names I gravitate towards. I'd love the combo Violet Evangeline.

nittanyllama · February 2014

They are both nice, you can't go wrong.

I voted for Violet because it's beautiful but also simple. Evangeline just feels like "too much" for my tastes.

WestIsleFlower · February 2014

Congrats on your little girl! I prefer Violet, but both are fine names.

jainlol · February 2014

Congrats! both are lovely

LyndseylovesHugh · February 2014

NittanyMama said:

They are both nice, you can't go wrong.

I voted for Violet because it's beautiful but also simple. Evangeline just feels like "too much" for my tastes.

This for me too.

chapstix7 · February 2014

CallaLily25 said:

They're both beautiful, but I voted for Violet. I think it's more simple and sweet, which are the types of names I gravitate towards. I'd love the combo Violet Evangeline.

Thanks. I am thinking if we do go with Violet we will use Evangeline as the middle. I guess it's pretty obvious I like really girly names.

CallaLily25 said:

They're both beautiful, but I voted for Violet. I think it's more simple and sweet, which are the types of names I gravitate towards. I'd love the combo Violet Evangeline.

NerdyLucy · February 2014

I voted Evangeline.

NerdyLucy · February 2014

emilyray14 said:

Love both, but voted Evangeline because I feel like it's a little less common. But I guess I don't really know the ssa stats for these names.

I agree that Evangeline feels less common.

ETA: I just looked them up.

**Popularity of the female name Violet**
Year of birth	Rank
2012	89
2011	101
2010	122
2009	140
2008	183
2007	229
2006	260
2005	369
2004	587
2003	589
2002	612
2001	661
2000	734
1999	850
1998	904

**Popularity of the female name Evangeline**
Year of birth	Rank
2012	292
2011	285
2010	331
2009	429
2008	452
2007	460
2006	599
Note: Rank 1 is the most popular, rank 2 is the next most popular, and so forth. Data are not shown for some of the years you specified because the name Evangeline was not in the top 1000 names for those years. Name data are from Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the

FYI---I entered 20 years to see the ranking for that long, but apparently neither was in the top 1000 for as long as 20 years, so this is all that came up.