Given name
Evangelia
“a bringer of good news”
Evangelia is a variant of Evangelina. One Greek interpretation is “a bringer of good news.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evangelia is a variant of Evangelina. One Greek interpretation is “a bringer of good news.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evangelia is a variant of Evangelina. An origin associated with Evangelina is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1949. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evangelia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,174
- 0 boys · 1,174 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 50 babies
- 2025
- 27
- #4,915 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +20%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 27 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,915 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 50 in 2007. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,767 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.
Evangelia’s family of names
Evangelia has a related form in Evangelina. In Turkish usage, Evangelia has a conventional equivalent in the Greek form Ευαγγελία.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Evangelia
- Evangelia PsarraGreek archerborn 1974
- Evangelia PlataniotiGreek synchronized swimmerborn 1994
- Evangelia MoraitidouGreek water polo playerborn 1975
- Evangelia TzampaziGreek politicianborn 1960
- Evangelia ChristodoulouGreek rhythmic gymnastborn 1983
- EvangeliaGreek singerborn 1992
- Evangelia AnastasiadouGreek rowerborn 2002
- Evangelia AravaniGreek modelborn 1985
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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