Fun Facts About the Name Evangelos
- More than 1 thousand babies named Evangelos: U.S. records list 1,162 babies given the name Evangelos from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Evangelos Mean?
Evangelos is a Greek masculine name meaning "bringer of good news." It derives from the Greek euangelos (εὐάγγελος), an adjective meaning "bringing good news," built from eu (εὖ), "good" or "well," and angelos (ἄγγελος), "messenger." In early Greek, angelos referred to a human messenger; the later religious sense of a heavenly messenger developed in Jewish and Christian usage.
The related noun euangelion (εὐαγγέλιον) means "good news"; it is the word translated as gospel in English. The name keeps the literal idea of announcing good tidings rather than simply meaning "angel"; the "good" element is an essential part of the compound.
Evangelos Name History & Origins
Evangelos belongs to the group of Greek personal names formed from Christian religious vocabulary. The New Testament uses euangelion for the Christian message of good news and euangelistēs for an evangelist, but it does not contain a person named Evangelos. The personal name arose in Greek-speaking Christian communities, where words from scripture and worship were commonly adapted into names. In Greek Orthodox tradition, the feast of the Annunciation is called Evangelismos (Ευαγγελισμός), "the announcement of the good news," and the masculine name shares that same root.
The Greek form is Ευάγγελος (older polytonic: Εὐάγγελος). In Modern Greek, the usual short form is Vangelis (Βαγγέλης), and the feminine counterpart is Evangelia (Ευαγγελία). The name is found in Greece, Cyprus, and Greek-speaking communities abroad.
How Popular is the Name Evangelos?
Evangelos has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #1,859 in 1970.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,331 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2024 | #6,939 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2023 | #8,449 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2022 | #5,273 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2021 | #4,530 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 2020 | #6,398 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2019 | #6,190 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #5,606 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2017 | #4,644 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2016 | #4,666 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2015 | #4,334 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 2014 | #4,933 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2013 | #4,096 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #4,910 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #5,498 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #3,142 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 2009 | #4,076 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #4,178 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2007 | #4,278 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 2006 | #3,820 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2005 | #3,852 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 2004 | #4,162 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 2003 | #3,141 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 2002 | #3,385 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2001 | #3,087 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2000 | #3,343 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #4,209 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1998 | #4,725 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1997 | #3,286 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1996 | #3,725 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1995 | #4,350 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1994 | #3,795 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1993 | #3,411 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1992 | #4,181 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1991 | #3,157 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1990 | #3,360 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 1989 | #3,505 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1988 | #2,786 | 20 | 0.0010% |
| 1987 | #3,104 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #3,956 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #2,868 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1984 | #3,151 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #2,964 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #4,033 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #2,222 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1980 | #2,650 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1979 | #2,933 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1978 | #2,233 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #3,457 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #2,134 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1975 | #1,903 | 25 | 0.0016% |
| 1974 | #2,389 | 17 | 0.0011% |
| 1973 | #4,219 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #2,575 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1971 | #2,401 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1970 | #1,859 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #2,930 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #4,321 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1967 | #4,153 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #2,680 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,660 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,385 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,412 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,262 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1960 | #4,218 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,658 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,954 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1932 | #3,502 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1931 | #3,962 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #4,185 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1928 | #3,851 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1926 | #4,425 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1924 | #4,572 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1922 | #4,516 | 5 | 0.0005% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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