Eve

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Eve is a feminine English given name, derived from the Latin name Eva, in turn originating with the Hebrew חַוָּה‎. In Greece the name Eve is Evi, a diminutive of the baptismal name Paraskevi.

From Wikipedia

Eve first appears in the data in 2011 and has been recorded in 7 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 95 babies (rank #129 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Eve

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Eve yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

430

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Bible: Eve — first woman
In Pixar: EVE — the probe sent to find life

Famous people named Eve

Eve Ardenfilm actor · b. 1908
Evetalk show host · b. 1978
Eve TorresBrazilian jiu-jitsu trainer · b. 1984
Eve Kivifilm actor · b. 1938
Eve Hewsonfilm actor · b. 1991

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2011	77	#98
2012	88	#84
2013	70	#95
2014	6	#268
2015	95	#129
2016	86	#143
2017	8	#188