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Eva

Gender
Girl
Say it
EE-va
Origin
Hebrew
UK rank, 2025
#57 for girls
US rank, 2025
#134 for girls
Style
Vintage revival, classic

Eva is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “living, life”. In 2025 it ranked 57th for girls in the UK (848 babies) and 134th for girls in the US (2,154 babies).

What does Eva mean?

Hebrew: Latin and European form of Eve

“living, life”

Latin form of Eve, used across Europe; Eva Perón, first lady of Argentina, is a famous bearer.

More on Wiktionary.

Is Eva a girl's or a boy's name?

Eva is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 848 girls in the UK and 2,154 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.

How popular is Eva in the UK?

Rank in 2025
57th among girls
Babies in 2025
848 about 1 in 330 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 39% in five years
Same name in a class
4.2% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 848 girls in the UK were named Eva, making it the 57th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 34th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 2,388 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 10 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Eva than any year since 2004.

Half of all the girls named Eva in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among girls in 2025, it was 58th in England and Wales, 71st in Scotland and 62nd in Northern Ireland.

In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#40), 1914 (#48), 1924 (#65), 2014 (#27) and 2024 (#54).

1996Busiest: 2,388 in 20122025
Eva in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
2025848#57
2024929#52
2023982#52
20221,175#42
20211,257#41
20201,430#34
20191,477#35
20181,649#33
20171,882#29
20161,929#27
20152,108#25
20142,081#26
20132,226#26
20122,388#22
20112,155#26
20101,921#35
20091,974#34
20081,977#34
20071,576#38
20061,058#62
2005929#67
2004643#91
2003608#96
2002423#128
2001391#134
2000293#169
1999226#216
1998237#203
1997213#220
1996152#271

How popular is Eva in the US?

Rank in 2025
134th among girls
Babies in 2025
2,154 about 1 in 750 girls
Five-year trend
Falling down 28% in five years
Same name in a class
1.9% chance among 15 girls

In 2025, 2,154 girls in the US were named Eva, making it the 134th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 93rd. Its busiest year was 1918, with 4,563 girls.

It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 9 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Eva than any year since 2004.

Half of all the girls named Eva in the US since 1880 were born between 1918 and 2000, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 4,563 in 19182025
Eva in the US, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20252,154#134
20242,306#120
20232,416#111
20222,576#108
20212,836#93
20202,847#93
20193,180#86
20183,569#76
20173,642#73
20163,814#74
20153,772#76
20143,687#83
20133,433#88
20123,369#86
20113,470#83
20103,280#91
20093,395#99
20082,971#114
20072,893#117
20062,789#122
20052,475#129
20041,729#198
20031,519#214
20021,334#240
20011,160#272
20001,088#294
1999975#317
1998846#345
1997766#361
1996795#349
1995752#349
1994769#346
1993735#348
1992765#340
1991820#326
1990780#342
1989784#323
1988754#328
1987694#346
1986732#332
1985755#317
1984742#318
1983818#287
1982845#289
1981857#283
1980838#298
1979802#297
1978854#270
1977819#291
1976771#298
1975764#302
1974837#287
1973868#281
1972886#287
1971970#289
19701,026#285
19691,091#267
19681,051#255
19671,214#238
19661,293#233
19651,339#233
19641,429#228
19631,457#227
19621,500#220
19611,533#220
19601,685#204
19591,635#206
19581,764#193
19571,799#196
19561,927#185
19551,784#189
19541,713#187
19531,592#194
19521,704#181
19511,574#183
19501,622#175
19491,667#170
19481,775#162
19471,783#168
19461,652#161
19451,596#146
19441,658#148
19431,803#148
19421,876#140
19411,861#135
19401,890#132
19391,859#129
19381,907#126
19372,059#117
19362,002#116
19352,167#110
19342,389#100
19332,282#101
19322,522#98
19312,591#94
19303,019#86
19293,019#83
19283,212#79
19273,410#79
19263,494#79
19253,855#71
19244,068#66
19233,975#66
19224,192#64
19214,325#63
19204,498#58
19194,484#55
19184,563#55
19174,286#54
19164,337#55
19154,079#55
19143,401#52
19132,891#50
19122,636#49
19112,109#46
19102,123#45
19091,896#47
19081,930#46
19071,884#42
19061,758#41
19051,815#39
19041,858#36
19031,783#36
19021,727#37
19011,617#37
19002,089#33
18991,582#39
18981,823#35
18971,709#35
18961,779#32
18951,767#34
18941,673#35
18931,668#32
18921,611#34
18911,412#33
18901,436#32
18891,372#31
18881,329#34
18871,125#33
18861,155#32
1885971#38
1884929#38
1883879#32
1882765#41
1881661#34
1880614#41

Nicknames for Eva

Names like Eva

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Eliza, Elsie, Ada, Ella, Clara, Lola, Nora, Matilda, Ruby, Rose, Evie, Daisy

Other spellings of Eva

Aoibhe, Evah

Names related to Eva

Eiva, Yeva, Ieva, Aeva, Evia, Eeva, Evva

More Hebrew names

Noah, Isabella, Elijah, James, Jack, Mia, Ava, Jude, Ezra, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob, Ethan, Daniel, Samuel, Elias

Every Hebrew name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Eva: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eva, updated 20 October 2026.