Fun Facts About the Name Eva
- A favorite of earlier generations: Eva appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 3 separate runs, totaling 67 years. Its last run lasted 13 consecutive years, from 2009 through 2021.
- More than 285 thousand babies named Eva: U.S. records list 285,741 babies given the name Eva from 1880 through 2025. Even 1,007 boys received the name Eva - about 1 boy for every 283 girls.
What Does the Name Eva Mean?
Eva is a feminine name meaning life or living one. It comes from Latin Eva (also spelled Heva in some Latin texts), the form of the first woman's name in the Latin Bible, which goes back to Greek Eua (Εὔα) and Hebrew Ḥawwāh (חַוָּה). The Hebrew name is traditionally connected with the root ḥayah, "to live," and Genesis 3:20 explains it by calling Eve "the mother of all living." That explanation is a wordplay or customary interpretation; the exact linguistic derivation of Ḥawwāh is not completely certain.
Eva Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Ḥawwāh (חַוָּה) is the name of the first woman in Genesis. The Greek Septuagint rendered her name as Zoe (Ζωή), "life," in Genesis 3:20, but used Eua (Εὔα) elsewhere, and the Latin Bible used Eva or Heva. That Latin form is the direct ancestor of the name Eva in European languages. From Latin, Eva passed into Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, and other languages, usually as the ordinary form of the biblical name. In English, the inherited form is Eve; Eva came into English use from Latin and continental European usage, and both forms have coexisted for centuries. A later literary association is Little Eva, the child character in Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852); this is a use of the name, not its origin.
How Popular is the Name Eva?
Eva has a rich multi-era history in the U.S. top 100, spanning 67 total years and enjoying its modern revival from 2009 to 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #134 | 2,154 | 0.1340% |
| 2024 | #120 | 2,296 | 0.1423% |
| 2023 | #112 | 2,413 | 0.1506% |
| 2022 | #108 | 2,575 | 0.1571% |
| 2021 | #93 | 2,835 | 0.1729% |
| 2020 | #93 | 2,845 | 0.1761% |
| 2019 | #86 | 3,178 | 0.1894% |
| 2018 | #75 | 3,569 | 0.2099% |
| 2017 | #73 | 3,642 | 0.2110% |
| 2016 | #74 | 3,812 | 0.2152% |
| 2015 | #76 | 3,771 | 0.2113% |
| 2014 | #83 | 3,686 | 0.2064% |
| 2013 | #88 | 3,433 | 0.1957% |
| 2012 | #86 | 3,369 | 0.1913% |
| 2011 | #83 | 3,469 | 0.1972% |
| 2010 | #91 | 3,280 | 0.1845% |
| 2009 | #99 | 3,395 | 0.1848% |
| 2008 | #114 | 2,971 | 0.1571% |
| 2007 | #117 | 2,893 | 0.1505% |
| 2006 | #122 | 2,789 | 0.1467% |
| 2005 | #129 | 2,475 | 0.1340% |
| 2004 | #198 | 1,729 | 0.0942% |
| 2003 | #214 | 1,518 | 0.0831% |
| 2002 | #240 | 1,334 | 0.0742% |
| 2001 | #272 | 1,160 | 0.0644% |
| 2000 | #294 | 1,088 | 0.0599% |
| 1999 | #318 | 975 | 0.0550% |
| 1998 | #345 | 846 | 0.0479% |
| 1997 | #361 | 766 | 0.0440% |
| 1996 | #349 | 795 | 0.0454% |
| 1995 | #349 | 752 | 0.0428% |
| 1994 | #347 | 769 | 0.0431% |
| 1993 | #348 | 735 | 0.0406% |
| 1992 | #340 | 765 | 0.0415% |
| 1991 | #326 | 820 | 0.0437% |
| 1990 | #342 | 779 | 0.0410% |
| 1989 | #323 | 784 | 0.0425% |
| 1988 | #327 | 755 | 0.0424% |
| 1987 | #347 | 694 | 0.0399% |
| 1986 | #332 | 732 | 0.0427% |
| 1985 | #317 | 755 | 0.0439% |
| 1984 | #318 | 742 | 0.0441% |
| 1983 | #287 | 819 | 0.0490% |
| 1982 | #289 | 845 | 0.0499% |
| 1981 | #283 | 856 | 0.0513% |
| 1980 | #298 | 838 | 0.0505% |
| 1979 | #297 | 801 | 0.0499% |
| 1978 | #270 | 854 | 0.0557% |
| 1977 | #291 | 819 | 0.0534% |
| 1976 | #298 | 771 | 0.0526% |
| 1975 | #302 | 764 | 0.0524% |
| 1974 | #287 | 837 | 0.0570% |
| 1973 | #281 | 868 | 0.0595% |
| 1972 | #287 | 886 | 0.0582% |
| 1971 | #289 | 970 | 0.0583% |
| 1970 | #285 | 1,026 | 0.0587% |
| 1969 | #267 | 1,090 | 0.0646% |
| 1968 | #255 | 1,051 | 0.0641% |
| 1967 | #238 | 1,214 | 0.0735% |
| 1966 | #233 | 1,293 | 0.0764% |
| 1965 | #233 | 1,339 | 0.0759% |
| 1964 | #228 | 1,429 | 0.0754% |
| 1963 | #227 | 1,457 | 0.0756% |
| 1962 | #220 | 1,501 | 0.0763% |
| 1961 | #220 | 1,532 | 0.0759% |
| 1960 | #204 | 1,685 | 0.0833% |
| 1959 | #206 | 1,635 | 0.0808% |
| 1958 | #193 | 1,764 | 0.0877% |
| 1957 | #196 | 1,799 | 0.0880% |
| 1956 | #185 | 1,927 | 0.0960% |
| 1955 | #189 | 1,784 | 0.0912% |
| 1954 | #187 | 1,713 | 0.0882% |
| 1953 | #194 | 1,592 | 0.0846% |
| 1952 | #181 | 1,704 | 0.0919% |
| 1951 | #183 | 1,574 | 0.0874% |
| 1950 | #175 | 1,622 | 0.0947% |
| 1949 | #170 | 1,667 | 0.0974% |
| 1948 | #162 | 1,775 | 0.1045% |
| 1947 | #168 | 1,783 | 0.1006% |
| 1946 | #161 | 1,652 | 0.1051% |
| 1945 | #146 | 1,596 | 0.1221% |
| 1944 | #147 | 1,659 | 0.1250% |
| 1943 | #148 | 1,803 | 0.1292% |
| 1942 | #140 | 1,876 | 0.1389% |
| 1941 | #135 | 1,860 | 0.1540% |
| 1940 | #132 | 1,890 | 0.1653% |
| 1939 | #129 | 1,859 | 0.1695% |
| 1938 | #126 | 1,907 | 0.1728% |
| 1937 | #117 | 2,059 | 0.1935% |
| 1936 | #116 | 2,002 | 0.1924% |
| 1935 | #110 | 2,167 | 0.2067% |
| 1934 | #100 | 2,389 | 0.2288% |
| 1933 | #101 | 2,282 | 0.2264% |
| 1932 | #98 | 2,521 | 0.2362% |
| 1931 | #94 | 2,592 | 0.2434% |
| 1930 | #86 | 3,019 | 0.2681% |
| 1929 | #83 | 3,019 | 0.2704% |
| 1928 | #79 | 3,212 | 0.2785% |
| 1927 | #79 | 3,410 | 0.2860% |
| 1926 | #79 | 3,494 | 0.2948% |
| 1925 | #71 | 3,855 | 0.3167% |
| 1924 | #66 | 4,068 | 0.3257% |
| 1923 | #66 | 3,975 | 0.3295% |
| 1922 | #64 | 4,192 | 0.3490% |
| 1921 | #63 | 4,325 | 0.3508% |
| 1920 | #58 | 4,498 | 0.3754% |
| 1919 | #55 | 4,484 | 0.3968% |
| 1918 | #55 | 4,563 | 0.3942% |
| 1917 | #54 | 4,286 | 0.3964% |
| 1916 | #55 | 4,337 | 0.4153% |
| 1915 | #55 | 4,079 | 0.4146% |
| 1914 | #52 | 3,401 | 0.4466% |
| 1913 | #50 | 2,891 | 0.4629% |
| 1912 | #49 | 2,636 | 0.4723% |
| 1911 | #46 | 2,109 | 0.5042% |
| 1910 | #45 | 2,123 | 0.5354% |
| 1909 | #47 | 1,896 | 0.5460% |
| 1908 | #46 | 1,930 | 0.5773% |
| 1907 | #42 | 1,884 | 0.5914% |
| 1906 | #42 | 1,758 | 0.5953% |
| 1905 | #39 | 1,815 | 0.6224% |
| 1904 | #36 | 1,858 | 0.6747% |
| 1903 | #36 | 1,783 | 0.6806% |
| 1902 | #37 | 1,727 | 0.6540% |
| 1901 | #37 | 1,617 | 0.6756% |
| 1900 | #33 | 2,089 | 0.6968% |
| 1899 | #39 | 1,582 | 0.6789% |
| 1898 | #35 | 1,823 | 0.7045% |
| 1897 | #35 | 1,709 | 0.7297% |
| 1896 | #32 | 1,779 | 0.7477% |
| 1895 | #34 | 1,767 | 0.7563% |
| 1894 | #35 | 1,673 | 0.7505% |
| 1893 | #32 | 1,668 | 0.7834% |
| 1892 | #34 | 1,611 | 0.7587% |
| 1891 | #33 | 1,412 | 0.7613% |
| 1890 | #32 | 1,436 | 0.7543% |
| 1889 | #31 | 1,372 | 0.7692% |
| 1888 | #34 | 1,329 | 0.7440% |
| 1887 | #33 | 1,125 | 0.7706% |
| 1886 | #32 | 1,155 | 0.7991% |
| 1885 | #38 | 971 | 0.7298% |
| 1884 | #38 | 929 | 0.7200% |
| 1883 | #32 | 879 | 0.7826% |
| 1882 | #41 | 765 | 0.7093% |
| 1881 | #34 | 661 | 0.7188% |
| 1880 | #41 | 614 | 0.6748% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #12,797 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #11,189 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,808 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2015 | #9,878 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #11,146 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #9,987 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2007 | #12,939 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2004 | #7,730 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,934 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1992 | #6,915 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,620 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1990 | #5,518 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #3,874 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1988 | #5,977 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #7,315 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #6,187 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #4,144 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #3,530 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #6,573 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1982 | #5,204 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1981 | #4,655 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #5,750 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1977 | #3,687 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1976 | #5,879 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,737 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1974 | #3,009 | 12 | 0.0008% |
| 1973 | #4,218 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1972 | #4,608 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1966 | #3,653 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1965 | #3,659 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #3,384 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,763 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #3,132 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,788 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1959 | #3,730 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #2,534 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #4,039 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1953 | #2,991 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,741 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1951 | #3,473 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1950 | #3,130 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #2,857 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #2,952 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1946 | #2,591 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1945 | #2,630 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1944 | #2,521 | 9 | 0.0007% |
| 1943 | #2,103 | 13 | 0.0009% |
| 1942 | #1,759 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1941 | #2,119 | 12 | 0.0010% |
| 1940 | #2,225 | 11 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #1,824 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1938 | #1,848 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #1,936 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1936 | #2,341 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1935 | #1,781 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1934 | #1,685 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1933 | #1,341 | 25 | 0.0025% |
| 1932 | #2,132 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1931 | #1,507 | 22 | 0.0021% |
| 1930 | #2,345 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1929 | #1,882 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1928 | #1,995 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1927 | #1,765 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1926 | #2,624 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1925 | #1,897 | 18 | 0.0016% |
| 1924 | #2,273 | 14 | 0.0012% |
| 1923 | #1,615 | 23 | 0.0021% |
| 1922 | #1,784 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1921 | #1,789 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1920 | #2,837 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1919 | #2,301 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1918 | #2,444 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1917 | #1,843 | 17 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #1,722 | 18 | 0.0020% |
| 1915 | #1,904 | 15 | 0.0018% |
| 1914 | #1,510 | 17 | 0.0026% |
| 1913 | #1,611 | 12 | 0.0023% |
| 1912 | #1,450 | 12 | 0.0028% |
| 1911 | #1,219 | 9 | 0.0040% |
| 1910 | #1,067 | 10 | 0.0051% |
| 1909 | #641 | 18 | 0.0110% |
| 1908 | #850 | 11 | 0.0071% |
| 1907 | #1,026 | 8 | 0.0054% |
| 1906 | #1,165 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1905 | #1,299 | 5 | 0.0038% |
| 1904 | #777 | 10 | 0.0078% |
| 1903 | #1,054 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #881 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1901 | #651 | 11 | 0.0103% |
| 1900 | #990 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1899 | #735 | 9 | 0.0085% |
| 1898 | #915 | 7 | 0.0057% |
| 1897 | #880 | 7 | 0.0062% |
| 1895 | #1,136 | 5 | 0.0043% |
| 1894 | #810 | 8 | 0.0069% |
| 1891 | #797 | 7 | 0.0069% |
| 1890 | #612 | 11 | 0.0099% |
| 1889 | #1,020 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1887 | #854 | 6 | 0.0059% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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You are fine when in harmony but changeable when in discord, because many of your best qualities are then reversed. You are entertaining but may be impulsive. Freedom is a necessity, and you find it difficult to settle down. Your versatility results in many changes, and often brings travel. Your fine intellect is capable of high honors if applied seriously. You are capable of inspired thinking applied to material things. You can be restless, changeable, and very sexy. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You are always looking for a chance to do your own thing, to be your own person, and to have things done your own way.
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