Fun Facts About the Name Evaristo
- More than 1 thousand babies named Evaristo: U.S. records list 1,889 babies given the name Evaristo from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Evaristo Mean?
Evaristo means "well-pleasing" or "acceptable." It is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian form of the Latin name Evaristus, which was borrowed from the Greek Euaristos (Εὐάριστος).
The Greek name is a compound of eu- (εὖ), "good, well," and arestos (ἀρεστός), "pleasing, acceptable," a verbal adjective from the verb areskō (ἀρέσκω), "to please." The literal sense is therefore "well-pleasing," and that is the meaning carried into the Latin, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese forms.
The name's similarity to other names beginning with Ev- is coincidental; it does not share an origin with them.
Evaristo Name History & Origins
The name entered Western use through early Christianity. It appears in Latin as Evaristus, a Greek personal name adopted by Greek-speaking Christians and then by Latin-speaking ones. The best-known early bearer is Pope Evaristus, traditionally counted as the fifth bishop of Rome, whose term is usually placed around the end of the first century and the beginning of the second; later tradition describes him as a martyr. The Liber Pontificalis, a much later collection of papal biographies, says he was Greek by birth, though such details rest on tradition rather than contemporary records.
From Latin the name passed into the vernacular languages of southern Europe. In Italian it became Evaristo, and in Spanish and Portuguese likewise Evaristo; the final -o replaced the Latin -us in each of these languages. It remained a recognizable given name in Italy, Spain, and Portugal and among their speakers abroad, and it appears in the names of figures such as the Italian painter Evaristo Baschenis and the Argentine writer Evaristo Carriego.
The feminine counterpart in Italian and Spanish is Evarista, formed by the usual change of ending.
How Popular is the Name Evaristo?
Evaristo 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 1971. Its best rank was #1,447 in 1971.
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 | #8,457 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2024 | #5,716 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2023 | #11,246 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #6,583 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2020 | #7,689 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,136 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #7,275 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2017 | #7,753 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2016 | #7,769 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,879 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #5,550 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2013 | #9,048 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2012 | #5,103 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2011 | #5,499 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2010 | #5,565 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #9,248 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #5,572 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2007 | #5,268 | 17 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #5,378 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 2005 | #4,524 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2004 | #5,335 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #4,483 | 18 | 0.0009% |
| 2002 | #4,224 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2001 | #3,346 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 2000 | #3,344 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1999 | #3,051 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1998 | #3,324 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1997 | #3,498 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1996 | #3,236 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1995 | #3,230 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1994 | #2,363 | 33 | 0.0017% |
| 1993 | #2,969 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1992 | #2,763 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #2,161 | 34 | 0.0017% |
| 1990 | #2,331 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,816 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,161 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 1987 | #2,987 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1986 | #2,315 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1985 | #2,631 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1984 | #3,152 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1983 | #2,359 | 21 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,881 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1981 | #1,869 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1980 | #2,304 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1979 | #2,258 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1978 | #2,028 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1977 | #2,393 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #2,637 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1975 | #2,025 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1974 | #2,071 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1973 | #1,945 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1972 | #2,359 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1971 | #1,447 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 1970 | #1,860 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1969 | #2,244 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1968 | #2,364 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1967 | #2,838 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1966 | #2,075 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1965 | #1,602 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 1964 | #1,754 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1963 | #1,713 | 22 | 0.0011% |
| 1962 | #2,063 | 16 | 0.0008% |
| 1961 | #1,580 | 26 | 0.0012% |
| 1960 | #1,876 | 19 | 0.0009% |
| 1959 | #2,230 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1958 | #2,207 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1957 | #2,303 | 13 | 0.0006% |
| 1956 | #2,409 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1955 | #1,579 | 24 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #2,351 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1953 | #1,605 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1952 | #2,290 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1951 | #1,655 | 21 | 0.0011% |
| 1950 | #2,140 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1949 | #1,779 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1948 | #2,250 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1947 | #2,549 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1946 | #1,904 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1945 | #1,507 | 20 | 0.0015% |
| 1944 | #2,522 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #1,859 | 16 | 0.0011% |
| 1942 | #1,821 | 16 | 0.0012% |
| 1941 | #1,784 | 16 | 0.0013% |
| 1940 | #2,379 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,675 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #2,723 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1937 | #1,854 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1936 | #2,098 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #1,864 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1934 | #1,741 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1933 | #1,558 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1932 | #1,674 | 19 | 0.0018% |
| 1931 | #1,959 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1930 | #2,110 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1929 | #2,242 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1928 | #2,306 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1927 | #1,661 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1926 | #2,017 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1925 | #2,347 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #1,797 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1923 | #3,036 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1922 | #2,875 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1921 | #2,865 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1920 | #3,041 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1919 | #2,742 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1918 | #2,758 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1917 | #2,212 | 13 | 0.0014% |
| 1916 | #2,431 | 11 | 0.0012% |
| 1915 | #1,905 | 15 | 0.0018% |
| 1914 | #2,745 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,151 | 8 | 0.0016% |
| 1912 | #2,373 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #1,829 | 5 | 0.0022% |
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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How the Name Evaristo Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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