Evangelos
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- eh-VAHN-geh-los
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #7,190 for boys
Evangelos is a boys' name of Greek origin, meaning “bringer of good news”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 7,190th for boys in the US (11 babies).
What does Evangelos mean?
Greek: from Greek euangelos
“bringer of good news”
From Greek euangelos 'bringer of good news', the root of evangelist; often shortened to Vangelis.
Is Evangelos a girl's or a boy's name?
Evangelos is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 11 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Evangelos in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,301among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Evangelos, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,803rd. Its busiest year was 2016, with 8 boys.
Half of all the boys named Evangelos in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Evangelos in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,219 |
| 2021 | 5 | #3,614 |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #3,596 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #4,999 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #4,865 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 1 | #5,936 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 1 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 4 | #2,513 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #2,979 |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Evangelos in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,190among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 160,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 11 boys in the US were named Evangelos, making it the 7,190th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2010, with 36 boys. It first appears in the records in 1922.
Half of all the boys named Evangelos in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Evangelos in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #7,190 |
| 2024 | 12 | #6,827 |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,250 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2021 | 22 | #4,490 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 14 | #6,099 |
| 2018 | 16 | #5,536 |
| 2017 | 21 | #4,590 |
| 2016 | 21 | #4,623 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 19 | #4,862 |
| 2013 | 24 | #4,062 |
| 2012 | 19 | #4,857 |
| 2011 | 16 | #5,429 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 25 | #4,033 |
| 2008 | 24 | #4,142 |
| 2007 | 23 | #4,241 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 21 | #4,124 |
| 2003 | 30 | #3,114 |
| 2002 | 26 | #3,344 |
| 2001 | 29 | #3,056 |
| 2000 | 25 | #3,293 |
| 1999 | 17 | #4,157 |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,645 |
| 1997 | 22 | #3,256 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 14 | #4,274 |
| 1994 | 17 | #3,745 |
| 1993 | 19 | #3,362 |
| 1992 | 14 | #4,106 |
| 1991 | 20 | #3,099 |
| 1990 | 18 | #3,303 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 20 | #2,760 |
| 1987 | 16 | #3,068 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1984 | 14 | #3,105 |
| 1983 | 15 | #2,911 |
| 1982 | 10 | #3,964 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,203 |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,616 |
| 1979 | 15 | #2,896 |
| 1978 | 21 | #2,205 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,384 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,112 |
| 1975 | 25 | #1,883 |
| 1974 | 17 | #2,356 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,052 |
| 1972 | 14 | #2,533 |
| 1971 | 16 | #2,365 |
| 1970 | 23 | #1,846 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,135 |
| 1967 | 5 | #3,964 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,626 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,535 |
| 1964 | 7 | #3,281 |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,063 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,036 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #2,861 |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 5 | #3,999 |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 6 | #3,695 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #4,345 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,305 |
Nicknames for Evangelos
- Vangelis
- Evan 305 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Evangelos
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Luca Cruz Lucas Ezra Santiago Perez Iago Hector Nico Eros Crue Sebastian
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Evangelos: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/evangelos, updated 20 October 2026.