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
| Year | Births named Eva |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 614 |
| 1881 | 661 |
| 1882 | 765 |
| 1883 | 879 |
| 1884 | 929 |
| 1885 | 971 |
| 1886 | 1,155 |
| 1887 | 1,131 |
| 1888 | 1,329 |
| 1889 | 1,377 |
| 1890 | 1,447 |
| 1891 | 1,419 |
| 1892 | 1,611 |
| 1893 | 1,668 |
| 1894 | 1,681 |
| 1895 | 1,772 |
| 1896 | 1,779 |
| 1897 | 1,716 |
| 1898 | 1,830 |
| 1899 | 1,591 |
| 1900 | 2,097 |
| 1901 | 1,628 |
| 1902 | 1,735 |
| 1903 | 1,789 |
| 1904 | 1,868 |
| 1905 | 1,820 |
| 1906 | 1,764 |
| 1907 | 1,892 |
| 1908 | 1,941 |
| 1909 | 1,914 |
| 1910 | 2,133 |
| 1911 | 2,118 |
| 1912 | 2,648 |
| 1913 | 2,903 |
| 1914 | 3,418 |
| 1915 | 4,094 |
| 1916 | 4,355 |
| 1917 | 4,303 |
| 1918 | 4,575 |
| 1919 | 4,497 |
| 1920 | 4,508 |
| 1921 | 4,345 |
| 1922 | 4,212 |
| 1923 | 3,998 |
| 1924 | 4,082 |
| 1925 | 3,873 |
| 1926 | 3,505 |
| 1927 | 3,430 |
| 1928 | 3,228 |
| 1929 | 3,036 |
| 1930 | 3,031 |
| 1931 | 2,614 |
| 1932 | 2,534 |
| 1933 | 2,307 |
| 1934 | 2,407 |
| 1935 | 2,183 |
| 1936 | 2,012 |
| 1937 | 2,073 |
| 1938 | 1,922 |
| 1939 | 1,874 |
| 1940 | 1,901 |
| 1941 | 1,872 |
| 1942 | 1,893 |
| 1943 | 1,816 |
| 1944 | 1,668 |
| 1945 | 1,604 |
| 1946 | 1,661 |
| 1947 | 1,791 |
| 1948 | 1,783 |
| 1949 | 1,667 |
| 1950 | 1,629 |
| 1951 | 1,580 |
| 1952 | 1,713 |
| 1953 | 1,600 |
| 1954 | 1,713 |
| 1955 | 1,789 |
| 1956 | 1,927 |
| 1957 | 1,810 |
| 1958 | 1,764 |
| 1959 | 1,641 |
| 1960 | 1,691 |
| 1961 | 1,532 |
| 1962 | 1,509 |
| 1963 | 1,463 |
| 1964 | 1,436 |
| 1965 | 1,345 |
| 1966 | 1,299 |
| 1967 | 1,214 |
| 1968 | 1,051 |
| 1969 | 1,090 |
| 1970 | 1,026 |
| 1971 | 970 |
| 1972 | 892 |
| 1973 | 875 |
| 1974 | 849 |
| 1975 | 769 |
| 1976 | 776 |
| 1977 | 829 |
| 1978 | 854 |
| 1979 | 801 |
| 1980 | 844 |
| 1981 | 864 |
| 1982 | 852 |
| 1983 | 824 |
| 1984 | 754 |
| 1985 | 765 |
| 1986 | 738 |
| 1987 | 699 |
| 1988 | 762 |
| 1989 | 798 |
| 1990 | 788 |
| 1991 | 825 |
| 1992 | 772 |
| 1993 | 735 |
| 1994 | 769 |
| 1995 | 752 |
| 1996 | 795 |
| 1997 | 766 |
| 1998 | 846 |
| 1999 | 975 |
| 2000 | 1,093 |
| 2001 | 1,160 |
| 2002 | 1,334 |
| 2003 | 1,518 |
| 2004 | 1,738 |
| 2005 | 2,475 |
| 2006 | 2,789 |
| 2007 | 2,898 |
| 2008 | 2,971 |
| 2009 | 3,395 |
| 2010 | 3,280 |
| 2011 | 3,469 |
| 2012 | 3,369 |
| 2013 | 3,440 |
| 2014 | 3,692 |
| 2015 | 3,778 |
| 2016 | 3,817 |
| 2017 | 3,648 |
| 2018 | 3,569 |
| 2019 | 3,178 |
| 2020 | 2,845 |
| 2021 | 2,835 |
| 2022 | 2,575 |
| 2023 | 2,418 |
| 2024 | 2,296 |
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 Perón — Argentine political figure