Eve
Eve was the 519th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 577 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 414th; the most babies were born in 2017 (732). Over the last ten years it has moved down 46 places. More babies were named Eve in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning living, life-giving (biblical) · Hebrew
Say it EEV /iv/
- Rank in 2025
- #519 girls, down 49 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 577girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017732 babies
- Total since 1880
- 29,510babies recorded
What does the name Eve mean?
Eve is the English form of Hebrew Chavvah, the first woman in Genesis. DMNES derives it from Hebrew meaning to live or give life. Genesis 3:20 says Adam named her because she was the mother of all the living, and the JPS note points out the link between her Hebrew name, chavvah, and chai, living. The name came into English through Greek and Latin Eva; DMNES records it in England from the late 12th century. In Ireland it was sometimes used to render the Irish name Aoife. Eva is the Latin form.
חַוָּה (Biblical Hebrew, “Eve (Chavvah); related to 'to live'”)
How sure is this? Well established. The Bible links the name with 'life'; scholars accept the connection with the Hebrew root for living.
Related names: Eva, Evie, Chava, Hava.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Eve', DMNES (Durham University)
- Genesis 3:20, The JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translators' note (via Sefaria), Jewish Publication Society / Sefaria
- Wiktionary, entry 'Eve' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Nicknames for Eve
The usual nicknames for Eve are Evie. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Eve in the last five years, 203 were named Evie, against 24 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evie · also for Evelina, Evelyn, Everly | Traditional | #270 | 5,688 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Eves go by each one.
Eve popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #519 | 577 |
| 2020 | #470 | 652 |
| 2010 | #595 | 495 |
| 2000 | #539 | 482 |
| 1990 | #1,348 | 118 |
| 1980 | #765 | 216 |
| 1970 | #664 | 241 |
| 1960 | #565 | 302 |
| 1950 | #852 | 108 |
| 1940 | #842 | 72 |
| 1930 | #803 | 78 |
| 1920 | #720 | 101 |
| 1910 | #459 | 76 |
| 1900 | #593 | 35 |
| 1890 | #841 | 11 |
| 1880 | #696 | 7 |
How popular is Eve, counting every spelling?
Eve has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #529 for girls in 2025, against #519 on the official list, because Jazlyn/Jazlynn/Jazzlyn and Kaylin/Kaylynn/Kailyn and Eileen/Aileen/Ayleen move ahead once their spellings are combined.
How many kids will share the name Eve?
577 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Eve (0.16 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Eve born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 15 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Eve.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Eve?
About 24,600 people born in the US named Eve are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 10 and 50. That makes Eve mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Eve by state
How common Eve was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in District of Columbia (5.6×), Utah (3.8×), Massachusetts (2.1×), Minnesota (2.1×), Washington (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Eve: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Eve, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Eve · Sibling names for Eve
Eve is also a nickname for Evelyn.
Questions about the name Eve
What does Eve mean?
Eve means “living, life-giving (biblical)” (Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Eve?
Eve was the 519th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 577 babies. Its best year was 1907, when it ranked 414th; the most babies were born in 2017 (732). Over the last ten years it has moved down 46 places. More babies were named Eve in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Eve a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Eve in the US.
Where is Eve most popular?
In 2021–2025, Eve was most common in District of Columbia (1.94 per 1,000 girls), followed by Utah and North Dakota.