Given name
Evanthia
“resembling a flower”
Evanthia is a variant of Evanth. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a flower.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Evanthia is a variant of Evanth. One Greek interpretation is “resembling a flower.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Evanthia is a variant of Evanth. An origin associated with Evanth is Greek.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Evanthia developed from Εὐανθία.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1923. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Evanthia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 0 boys · 70 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,308 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,308 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 340 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.
Evanthia’s family of names
In English usage, Evanthia developed from the Ancient Greek form Εὐανθία. Evanthia has a related form in Evanth. In English usage, Evanthia was borrowed from the Greek form Ευανθία.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Evanthia
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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