Evita
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
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Evita
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
- Latvian
The Story of Evita
American parents first put Evita on the record books as a baby girl name in 1951, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1981, when 210 Evitas were born — ranking #779 that year. About 52% of every Evita on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Evita ranks #9,927 for baby girls with 5 births, falling sharply (-51%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Evita
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Names that sound like Evita
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About the name Evita
Evita is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1951 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Evita's peak popularity came in 1981 when it ranked #779. Use the chart and map above to compare Evita'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 .
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