Given name
Epiphany
“one who brings light”
Epiphany is a variant of Epifanio. One Spanish interpretation is “one who brings light.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Epiphany is a variant of Epifanio. One Spanish interpretation is “one who brings light.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Epiphany is a variant of Epifanio. An origin associated with Epifanio is Spanish.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Epiphany through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 791
- 0 boys · 791 girls
- Most popular year
- 1988
- 55 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #13,730 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −34%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 13,730 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 34.2% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 55 in 1988. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 655 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Epiphany’s family of names
Epiphany has a related form in Epifanio. In English usage, Epiphany has a conventional equivalent in the Esperanto form Epifanio. In English usage, Epiphany has a conventional equivalent in the Catalan form Epifania.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Epiphany has relatives in 46 languages.
73 related names in 46 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 72
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- ReisCatalan
- EpifaniaPolish, Norwegian Bokmål
- Día de ReyesSpanish
- trettendedagNorwegian Bokmål
- helligtrekongersdagNorwegian Bokmål, Danish
- DreikönigstagGerman
- Jour des roisFrench
- loppiainenFinnish
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- ЙордановденBulgarian
- Богоявле́ниеBulgarian, Russian
- Lễ Hiển LinhVietnamese
- Водо́хрещеUkrainian
- Богоя́вленняUkrainian
- Pista ng Tatlong HariTagalog
- Trettondedag julSwedish
- TrettondedagenSwedish
- trettondagSwedish
- EpifaníaSpanish, Galician
- swěźeń tśoch kralowLower Sorbian
- BogojavljenjeSerbo-Croatian
- БогојављењеSerbo-Croatian
- EpifanijaSerbo-Croatian, Maltese
- Là nan Trì RìghreanScottish Gaelic
- Fèill an TaisbeanaidhScottish Gaelic
- Эпифа́нияRussian
- Явле́ниеRussian
- BoboteazăRomanian
- Trzech KróliPolish
- Objawienie PańskiePolish
- WhakaaturangaMāori
- Laa Gymmyrt UshteyManx
- Laa Çhebbal OoashleyManx
- Feailley Çhybbyrt UshteyManx
- Tre ReMaltese
- Богојавле́ниеMacedonian
- DräikinneksdagLuxembourgish
- Zvaigznes dienaLatvian
- Triju Ķēniņu dienaLatvian
- EpiphanīaLatin
- អេពីផានីKhmer
- 公現祭Japanese
- エピファニーJapanese
- BefanaItalian
- notlaic stéillesga
- notlaic beccsga
- Nollaig na mBanIrish
- Nollaig BheagIrish
- EipeafáineIrish
- þrettándiIcelandic
- vízkeresztHungarian
- epifániaHungarian
- ΘεοφάνειαAncient Greek, Greek
- Erscheinung des HerrnGerman
- DreikönigsfestGerman
- fête des RoisFrench
- ÉpiphanieFrench
- trettandiFaroese
- trettandadagurFaroese
- trettandaFaroese
- kolmekuningapäevEstonian
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