Girl nameCurrently #120 in the USFalling

Eva

EE-vuh//ˈiːvə//

2 syllablesPeak year: 19183 lettersStarts with E

Meaning & origin

Life

Eva is a widely used European form of Eve, from the Hebrew for 'life' or 'living one', the name of the first woman in the Book of Genesis. Popular across many languages, it offers a slightly more international alternative to the English Eve.

Eva's popularity over time

Yearly US births named Eva, Social Security Administration data
YearBirths named Eva
1880614
1881661
1882765
1883879
1884929
1885971
18861,155
18871,131
18881,329
18891,377
18901,447
18911,419
18921,611
18931,668
18941,681
18951,772
18961,779
18971,716
18981,830
18991,591
19002,097
19011,628
19021,735
19031,789
19041,868
19051,820
19061,764
19071,892
19081,941
19091,914
19102,133
19112,118
19122,648
19132,903
19143,418
19154,094
19164,355
19174,303
19184,575
19194,497
19204,508
19214,345
19224,212
19233,998
19244,082
19253,873
19263,505
19273,430
19283,228
19293,036
19303,031
19312,614
19322,534
19332,307
19342,407
19352,183
19362,012
19372,073
19381,922
19391,874
19401,901
19411,872
19421,893
19431,816
19441,668
19451,604
19461,661
19471,791
19481,783
19491,667
19501,629
19511,580
19521,713
19531,600
19541,713
19551,789
19561,927
19571,810
19581,764
19591,641
19601,691
19611,532
19621,509
19631,463
19641,436
19651,345
19661,299
19671,214
19681,051
19691,090
19701,026
1971970
1972892
1973875
1974849
1975769
1976776
1977829
1978854
1979801
1980844
1981864
1982852
1983824
1984754
1985765
1986738
1987699
1988762
1989798
1990788
1991825
1992772
1993735
1994769
1995752
1996795
1997766
1998846
1999975
20001,093
20011,160
20021,334
20031,518
20041,738
20052,475
20062,789
20072,898
20082,971
20093,395
20103,280
20113,469
20123,369
20133,440
20143,692
20153,778
20163,817
20173,648
20183,569
20193,178
20202,845
20212,835
20222,575
20232,418
20242,296

Eva through the decades

  • Eva peaked in 1918, when 4,575 babies were named Eva in the US.
  • The 1920s were Eva's strongest decade, averaging 3,822 births a year.
  • Eva currently ranks #120 in the US and is cooling off.

Nicknames

Eva

Variants & spellings

EveAva

Famous people named Eva

  • Eva PerónArgentine political figure

Names like Eva

Similar-sounding names.

Sibling names for Eva

A different sound, a similar rhythm.