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Evelia

Gender
Girl
Say it
eh-VEH-lee-ah
UK rank, 2025
#5,990 for girls
US rank, 2025
#3,831 for girls

Evelia is a girls' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,990th for girls in the UK (3 babies) and 3,831st for girls in the US (38 babies).

Where does Evelia come from?

Spanish name, probably formed from Eva or Evelina

Is Evelia a girl's or a boy's name?

Evelia is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 girls in the UK and 38 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Evelia in the UK?

Rank in 2025
#5,990among girls
Babies in 2025
3about 1 in 93,000 girls
Five-year trend
Rising fastup 125% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 3 girls in the UK were named Evelia, making it the 5,990th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2020, with 4 girls.

Among girls in 2025, it was 5,925th in England and Wales.

2013Busiest: 4 in 20202025
Evelia in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20253#5,990
20243#5,966
20233#5,929
20220–
20210–
20204#4,744
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20133#6,003

How popular is Evelia in the US?

Rank in 2025
#3,831among girls
Babies in 2025
38about 1 in 42,000 girls
Five-year trend
Risingup 47% in five years
Same name in a class
under 1%chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 38 girls in the US were named Evelia, making it the 3,831st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,321st. Its busiest year was 1980, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912.

It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Evelia than any year since 1980.

Half of all the girls named Evelia in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.

1912Busiest: 38 in 19802025
Evelia in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
202538#3,831
202427#4,890
202323#5,386
202217#6,702
202124#5,233
202018#6,321
201923#5,445
201819#6,244
201723#5,515
201625#5,283
201515#7,610
201422#5,795
201321#6,014
201211#9,706
201113#8,610
201018#6,901
200920#6,541
200815#8,105
200718#7,088
200618#6,838
200526#4,954
200421#5,740
200321#5,581
200219#5,892
200120#5,565
200020#5,486
199919#5,418
199825#4,363
199727#4,004
199623#4,448
199517#5,434
199424#4,233
199322#4,518
199222#4,521
199131#3,437
199020#4,689
198932#3,247
198817#4,835
198722#3,854
198623#3,643
198522#3,729
198416#4,477
198328#2,974
198230#2,958
198127#3,147
198038#2,486
197926#3,147
197821#3,512
197729#2,780
197623#3,094
197521#3,259
197417#3,695
197314#4,154
197221#3,062
197122#3,062
197014#4,037
196910#4,722
196814#3,609
196713#3,655
196613#3,557
196511#3,951
196416#3,243
196316#3,175
196212#3,781
196111#4,008
196012#3,687
195911#3,826
19588#4,519
19570–
195614#3,185
195515#2,970
195413#3,156
19535#5,672
195211#3,371
19519#3,713
19509#3,660
194910#3,392
19488#3,881
194712#3,060
194611#3,033
19450–
19440–
19435#4,690
19426#4,122
19410–
19400–
19395#4,248
19380–
19378#3,145
193611#2,520
19359#2,924
19340–
19330–
19326#3,899
19315#4,329
19306#4,045
19296#4,051
19289#3,162
19275#4,803
19260–
19250–
19240–
19230–
19225#5,007
19210–
19206#4,396
19190–
19185#4,807
19170–
19160–
19150–
19140–
19130–
19125#2,977

Nicknames for Evelia

Names like Evelia

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Names related to Evelia

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, “Evelia: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/evelia, updated 20 October 2026.