Eva

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Eva is a female given name derived from the Greek Εὕα, and ultimately from the Hebrew חַוָּה, the name of the first woman in the Book of Genesis. The name spread widely in Europe through the Latin Bible and remains common in many languages.

From Wikipedia

Eva first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 4,563 babies (rank #55 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,296 girls (rank #120). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Eva

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

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.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.

283,587

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,563

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Eva

Eva Perónwomen's rights activist · b. 1919
Eva Braunmodel · b. 1912
Eva Greenmodel · b. 1980
Eva Longorianightclub owner · b. 1975
Eva Marie Saintfilm actor · b. 1924

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	614	#41
1881	661	#34
1882	765	#41
1883	879	#32
1884	929	#38
1885	971	#38
1886	1,155	#32
1887	1,125	#33
1888	1,329	#34
1889	1,372	#31
1890	1,436	#32
1891	1,412	#33
1892	1,611	#34
1893	1,668	#32
1894	1,673	#35
1895	1,767	#34
1896	1,779	#32
1897	1,709	#35
1898	1,823	#35
1899	1,582	#39
1900	2,089	#33
1901	1,617	#37
1902	1,727	#37
1903	1,783	#36
1904	1,858	#36
1905	1,815	#39
1906	1,758	#42
1907	1,884	#42
1908	1,930	#46
1909	1,896	#47
1910	2,123	#45
1911	2,109	#46
1912	2,636	#49
1913	2,891	#50
1914	3,401	#52
1915	4,079	#55
1916	4,337	#55
1917	4,286	#54
1918	4,563	#55
1919	4,484	#55
1920	4,498	#58
1921	4,325	#63
1922	4,192	#64
1923	3,975	#66
1924	4,068	#66
1925	3,855	#71
1926	3,494	#79
1927	3,410	#79
1928	3,212	#79
1929	3,019	#83
1930	3,019	#86
1931	2,592	#94
1932	2,521	#98
1933	2,282	#101
1934	2,389	#100
1935	2,167	#110
1936	2,002	#116
1937	2,059	#117
1938	1,907	#126
1939	1,859	#129
1940	1,890	#132
1941	1,860	#135
1942	1,876	#140
1943	1,803	#148
1944	1,659	#147
1945	1,596	#146
1946	1,652	#161
1947	1,783	#168
1948	1,775	#162
1949	1,667	#170
1950	1,622	#175
1951	1,574	#183
1952	1,704	#181
1953	1,592	#194
1954	1,713	#187
1955	1,784	#189
1956	1,927	#185
1957	1,799	#196
1958	1,764	#193
1959	1,635	#206
1960	1,685	#204
1961	1,532	#220
1962	1,501	#220
1963	1,457	#227
1964	1,429	#228
1965	1,339	#233
1966	1,293	#233
1967	1,214	#238
1968	1,051	#255
1969	1,090	#267
1970	1,026	#285
1971	970	#289
1972	886	#287
1973	868	#281
1974	837	#287
1975	764	#302
1976	771	#298
1977	819	#291
1978	854	#270
1979	801	#297
1980	838	#298
1981	856	#283
1982	845	#289
1983	819	#287
1984	742	#318
1985	755	#317
1986	732	#332
1987	694	#347
1988	755	#327
1989	784	#323
1990	779	#342
1991	820	#326
1992	765	#340
1993	735	#348
1994	769	#347
1995	752	#349
1996	795	#349
1997	766	#361
1998	846	#345
1999	975	#318
2000	1,088	#294
2001	1,160	#272
2002	1,334	#240
2003	1,518	#214
2004	1,729	#198
2005	2,475	#129
2006	2,789	#122
2007	2,893	#117
2008	2,971	#114
2009	3,395	#99
2010	3,280	#91
2011	3,469	#83
2012	3,369	#86
2013	3,433	#88
2014	3,686	#83
2015	3,771	#76
2016	3,812	#74
2017	3,642	#73
2018	3,569	#75
2019	3,178	#86
2020	2,845	#93
2021	2,835	#93
2022	2,575	#108
2023	2,413	#112
2024	2,296	#120