Eva
Eva is a female given name derived from the Greek Εὕα (Heúa), and ultimately from the Hebrew חַוָּה (Ḥawwāh), 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. A common English form of the name is Eve. Evita is a diminutive form in Spanish.
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- English
Meaning & Origin of Eva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eva is a female given name derived from the Greek Εὕα (Heúa), and ultimately from the Hebrew חַוָּה (Ḥawwāh), 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. A common English form of the name is Eve. Evita is a diminutive form in Spanish.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Italian
- Portuguese
- English
- Czech
- Slovak
- German
- Dutch
- Swedish
- Norwegian
- Estonian
- Danish
- Icelandic
- Faroese
- Romanian
- Greek
- Slovene
- Bulgarian
- Macedonian
- Croatian
- Serbian
- Russian
- Georgian
- Armenian
- Biblical Latin
- Old Church Slavic
- Hungarian
- French
The Story of Eva
Eva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 614 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1918: 4,563 births, good for #55 nationwide. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #133 among baby girl names with 2,167 births, falling sharply (-27%). In total, more than 287K Evas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Eva
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Eva. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Eva
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About the name Eva
Eva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 287K births in the dataset. Eva's peak popularity came in 1918 when it ranked #31. Use the chart and map above to compare Eva'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.