Hebrew Chavvah, from chayah, "to live" — life; to breathe. Named in Genesis as "the mother of all living".
Eve ranks 519th among American girls in 2025, with 577 born that year. Its best year was 2017, when 732 babies were given the name, ranking 436th. The typical living American called Eve is about 23 years old today. It is relatively most common in District of Columbia, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
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.