Evanthia
Evanthia is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Evanthia Kairi (1799–1866), Greek playwright, poet, and feminist Evanthia Makrygianni, Greek synchronized swimmer Evanthia Maltsi, Greek basketball player
- Greek
Meaning & Origin of Evanthia
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Evanthia is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Evanthia Kairi (1799–1866), Greek playwright, poet, and feminist Evanthia Makrygianni, Greek synchronized swimmer Evanthia Maltsi, Greek basketball player
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greek
The Story of Evanthia
Evanthia first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1977: 8 births, good for #6,892 nationwide. The 2000s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Evanthias. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2023 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 63 Evanthias have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Evanthia
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- Anthi
- Anthoula
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About the name Evanthia
Evanthia is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 63 births in the dataset. Evanthia's peak popularity came in 1977 when it ranked #6,892. Use the chart and map above to compare Evanthia's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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