Eva

“Variant of Eve — From Hebrew Chavah, from a root meaning to live” — Latin, ultimately Hebrew origin

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

Eva has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #31 (1889) · 284,761 babies named Eva all-time · 1 in 750 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #7 in Estonia (2024) · #8 in Croatia (2025) · #16 in Belgium (2025) · #16 in Slovenia (2025).

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

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)

Among 8,010 notable people named Eva:

Medical professionals appear 2.48× more often than among typical names — e.g. Eva Syková, Czech scientist, physician and politician.

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