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Girl name

Eva

/ˈeɪvə/ · 100% girls · #134 in the US for girls, 2025

Eva has been given to about 285,768 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈeɪvə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 151,028
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Eva per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 4,575
  • Born in 20252,154
  • All time285,768
  • England & Wales, 2025#58 · 758

How popular is Eva?

Eva ranks 134th among American girls in 2025, with 2,154 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 4,575 babies were given the name, ranking 55th. The typical living American called Eva is about 32 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.24% of births.

Names that sound like Eva

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Elva0.81
  2. Neva0.81
  3. Reva0.81
  4. Melva0.70
  5. Ava0.68
  6. Treva0.70
  7. Belva0.70
  8. Velva0.70

Middle names for Eva

Ranked by flow score
  1. Eva Josephine0.84
  2. Eva Rose0.83
  3. Eva Louise0.83
  4. Eva June0.82
  5. Eva Pearl0.82
  6. Eva Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Eva

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Clarasister · 0.97
  2. Lilliansister · 0.95
  3. Lucysister · 0.95
  4. Charlieeither · 0.95
  5. Henrybrother · 0.92
  6. Juliusbrother · 0.91

Where Eva is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. District of Columbia0.24%
  2. Maine0.19%
  3. Alaska0.15%
  4. New Mexico0.13%
  5. Massachusetts0.11%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Eva White0.78
  2. Eva Reyes0.78
  3. Eva Nguyen0.78
  4. Eva Moore0.78
  5. Eva Lee0.78
  6. Eva Hill0.78

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Eva

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. Ireland1998–2019
  5. France1900–2025
  6. Norway1945–2025
  7. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Eva across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.