Meaning and history
Evangelia is a Greek feminine name derived from euangelion, meaning “good news” or “gospel,” from eu, “good,” and angelma, “message.” It has a strong Greek Orthodox Christian association with the Annunciation, the announcement to Mary of Jesus’s birth. The masculine form is Evangelos, and familiar forms include Eva and Lia. Notable bearers include Greek Olympic archer Evangelia Psarra and Greek model and television presenter Evangelia Aravani.
20062006: 29 births, rank #4,811
2007: 50 births, rank #3,329
2008: 28 births, rank #5,142
2009: 23 births, rank #5,891
2010: 31 births, rank #4,608
20112011: 31 births, rank #4,568
2012: 24 births, rank #5,557
2013: 18 births, rank #6,729
2014: 26 births, rank #5,163
2015: 20 births, rank #6,236
20162016: 24 births, rank #5,445
2017: 16 births, rank #7,092
2018: 18 births, rank #6,521
2019: 14 births, rank #7,716
2020: 18 births, rank #6,325
20212021: 21 births, rank #5,748
2022: 11 births, rank #9,056
2023: 25 births, rank #5,126
2024: 24 births, rank #5,300
20252025: 27 births, rank #4,878
In 2025, 27 babies were recorded with the name Evangelia, ranking #4,878 among girls.