Girl · #12,237 in 2026

Eeva

Eeva is a feminine given name primarily found in Finland and Estonia. It is a cognate of the English given name Eve and the Latin given name Eva.

  • Finnish
  • Estonian
Current Rank
#12,237
Peak Rank
#5,820 (2017)
Total Babies
177
5-Yr Trend
Stable
2005
First Year
2022
Last Year
2017
Peak Year
#5820
Peak Rank
177
Total Count
17
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Eeva

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Eeva is a feminine given name primarily found in Finland and Estonia. It is a cognate of the English given name Eve and the Latin given name Eva.

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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)

  • Finnish
  • Estonian

The Story of Eeva

American parents first put Eeva on the record books as a baby girl name in 2005, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 21 Eevas were born — ranking #5,820 that year. About 68% of every Eeva on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Eeva last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 177 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.

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Variants & Related Forms of Eeva

Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eeva. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

Names that sound like Eeva

Phonetically similar names — useful when Eeva is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Eeva

What does the name Eeva mean?
Eeva is a feminine given name primarily found in Finland and Estonia. It is a cognate of the English given name Eve and the Latin given name Eva.
What is the origin of the name Eeva?
Eeva has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: Finnish, Estonian.
How popular is Eeva in 2026?
In 2026, Eeva ranks #12,237 among girls' names in the U.S., with 7 babies given the name that year.
When was Eeva most popular?
Eeva reached its peak popularity in 2017, ranking #5,820 that year with 21 babies given the name.
Is Eeva a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Eeva is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Eeva?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Eeva include Sabiha, Ibtisam, Dhanya. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.
What are nicknames or variants of Eeva?
Common variants and related forms of Eeva include Eevi, Eva, Eve. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms.

About the name Eeva

Eeva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 177 births in the dataset. Eeva's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #5,820. Use the chart and map above to compare Eeva's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.