US rank #6863 Boys' name Peak 2010 1,151 births

Evangelos — #6863 US boys' name

1,151 babies named Evangelos in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s211930s161940s81950s61960s601970s1711980s1601990s1732000s2532010s2092020s74
#6863
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Evangelos was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

36 babies were named Evangelos in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Evangelos

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,151 babies named Evangelos between 1922 and 2024, spanning 103 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Evangelos currently holds the #6863 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Evangelos performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 253 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Evangelos shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 227 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Massachusetts. In total, SSA state-level files list Evangelos in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Evangelos 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 1,151 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.

Evangelos at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,151

Since 1922

103 years of records

Peak year

2010

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#6,863

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1922

Recorded for 103 years

Last year on file: 2024

Evangelos popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1922

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
36
Annual births at peak — across 103 years of records
010203040 202420142004199419841974196419261922 5

Evangelos by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
253 births that decade — 22% of Evangelos's all-time total
1920s211930s161940s81950s61960s601970s1711980s1601990s1732000s2532010s2092020s74

Evangelos by state

Where Evangelos concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Evangelos
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
227 19.7%
#2 Illinois
13 1.1%
#3 Massachusetts
11 1.0%
#4 California
5 0.4%
New York share of Evangelos's total US births 19.7%
Even split

227 of 1,151 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Evangelos?
1,151 babies have been named Evangelos since 1922. It currently ranks #6863 among boys. The peak year was 2010 with 36 births.
When was Evangelos most popular?
Evangelos was most popular in the 2000s decade with 253 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Evangelos most popular?
The top states for the name Evangelos are New York (227 births), Illinois (13 births), Massachusetts (11 births).
How long has the name Evangelos been used?
Evangelos has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 103 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Evangelos?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evan, Evans, Evander, Evaristo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1922–2024 (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.