Evangelos
A masculine name of Greek origin meaning "the good news" or "bearer of good tidings".
Name Census estimates that about 1,074 living Americans carry the first name Evangelos. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Evangelos today is around 30 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Evangelos births was 2010 (36 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Evangelos. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Evangelos with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.1K
~ 1 in 319,138 Americans
Peak year
2010
36 babies that year
Average age
30
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,939
Tracked since 1922
Census
Evangelos in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,616 people with the first name Evangelos, which placed it at #8,835 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#8,835
National first-name rank
People counted
1.6K
1,616 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
94.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Evangelos
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evangelos is White at 94.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.4%) and Two or More Races (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Evangelos described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Evangelos at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White94.4% · 1,526
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 55
- Two or more races1.4% · 22
- Black or African American0.4% · 6
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.4% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 1
Popularity
Evangelos: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Evangelos from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 11 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2000s, with 253 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2000s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Evangelos by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Evangelos during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Evangelos' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 4 states and territories. New York, Illinois, Massachusetts recorded the most babies named Evangelos, while California, Massachusetts, Illinois recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 64 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Evangelos
The name Evangelos is derived from the Greek language and has its origins in ancient Greece. It is a compound word formed from the Greek prefix "eu" meaning "good" and the stem "angelos" meaning "messenger" or "angel". Thus, the name Evangelos can be translated to mean "good messenger" or "bearer of good news".
During the Byzantine period, the name Evangelos was associated with the four Evangelists in the New Testament – Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These authors were considered messengers who brought the good news of the Gospel and the teachings of Jesus Christ to the world. As such, the name Evangelos held significant religious and spiritual significance in the Greek Orthodox Christian tradition.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Evangelos dates back to the 4th century AD. Evangelos Scholastikos was a prominent Byzantine jurist and legal scholar who lived during the reign of Emperor Justinian I (527-565 AD). He is known for his contributions to the codification of Roman law, which formed the basis of the famous legal text known as the Corpus Juris Civilis.
Another notable figure named Evangelos was Evangelos Hieromonachos, a Greek monk and scholar who lived in the 9th century AD. He was a renowned calligrapher and is credited with developing a unique style of Byzantine minuscule script, which greatly influenced the development of Greek handwriting and book production during the Middle Ages.
In more recent history, Evangelos Venizelos (1864-1936) was a prominent Greek politician and statesman who served multiple terms as Prime Minister of Greece in the early 20th century. He played a significant role in the establishment of the modern Greek state and was instrumental in the country's involvement in the Balkan Wars and World War I.
Evangelos Averoff (1910-1990) was a Greek businessman and philanthropist who made significant contributions to the promotion of education and culture in Greece. He founded the Averoff Foundation, which provided scholarships and supported various educational and cultural initiatives throughout the country.
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou, better known by his stage name Vangelis (1943-2022), was a renowned Greek composer and musician. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning score for the film "Chariots of Fire" and for his pioneering work in electronic and ambient music.
These are just a few examples of notable individuals who have borne the name Evangelos throughout history, showcasing its rich cultural and historical significance within the Greek-speaking world.
People
Evangelos + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Evangelos as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with E
Other first names starting with E with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Evangelos: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Evangelos?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,074 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Evangelos going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 319,138 US residents.
Is Evangelos a common name?
We classify Evangelos as "Rare". It ranks above 90.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,151 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Evangelos most popular?
The single biggest year for Evangelos was 2010, when 36 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Evangelos is about 30 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Evangelos in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,616 people with the name Evangelos, or 0.54 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #8,835 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Evangelos in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Evangelos?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Evangelos appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,614 people counted with this name, 99.9% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Evangelos?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Evangelos is White at 94.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (3.4%) and Two or More Races (1.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Evangelos most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Evangelos in the 2020 Census, accounting for 94.4% (1,526 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Evangelos in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Evangelos a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Evangelos in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Evangelos still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Evangelos in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Evangelos can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Evangelos?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.