Eva

Meaning: To live
Origin: Variant of Eve · From Hebrew Chavah (from Latin, ultimately Hebrew)

Nicknames: Evie, Evvie

Girl's name · #134 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Few names move less than Eva — on the books since 1880, #134 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 285,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Eva is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Eva is especially popular in Finland (other-lang.), Croatia, and Estonia.

#2 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #8 in Croatia (2025) · #16 in Belgium (2025) · #16 in Slovenia (2025) · #22 in Norway (2025) · #23 in Netherlands (2025) · #26 in France (2025) · #30 in Switzerland (2025) · #42 in Denmark (2025) · #54 in Spain (2024) · #55 in Czechia (2025) · #57 in Austria (2025) and 15 more.

Famous Evas

Eva Perón — Argentine actress and politician (1919–1952)
Eva Braun — Photographer, longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler (1912–1945)
Eva Green — French actress
Eva Longoria — American actress and producer (born 1975)
Eva Mendes — American actress and model (born 1974)

In stories & tradition

EVA — Metal Gear (video game series)
Eva Kant — Danger: Diabolik (film)
Eva Price — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Evas become

Among 8,505 notable people named Eva:

Medical professionals appear 2.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eva Syková, Czech scientist, physician and politician.

Spellings & nicknames

About 1,100 girls a year are given Evie as their full name.

Similar names: Evie · Annie · Ever · Nova · Rose · Esther

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