Recorded 1966–1996 Girls' name Peak 1979 106 births

Evagelia — girls' name

106 babies named Evagelia in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s61970s521980s331990s15
1970s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Evagelia was born in this single decade.

1979
Single peak year

11 babies were named Evagelia in 1979 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evagelia

The Social Security Administration has registered 106 babies named Evagelia between 1966 and 1996, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Evagelia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evagelia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Evagelia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Evagelia in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evagelia in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 106 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Evagelia at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

106

Since 1966

31 years of records

Peak year

1979

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1966

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1996

Evagelia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1966

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1979)
11
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
4681012 1996198919831978197519711966 6

Evagelia by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
52 births that decade — 49% of Evagelia's all-time total
1960s61970s521980s331990s15

Evagelia by state

Where Evagelia concentrates geographically — total births since 1966

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Evagelia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
11 10.4%
New York share of Evagelia's total US births 10.4%

11 of 106 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evagelia?
106 babies have been named Evagelia since 1966. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1979 with 11 births.
When was Evagelia most popular?
Evagelia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1979.
Where is Evagelia most popular?
The top states for the name Evagelia are New York (11 births).
How long has the name Evagelia been used?
Evagelia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 31 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Evagelia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Eva, Evangeline, Evangelina, Evalyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1966–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.