Girl's name
Eva
Say it EE-vuh
Roots in Latin and Hebrew to live, alive (Hebrew root)
2 syllables
Where Eva is loved, common and rare
Common across Slovenia, Canada, Norway and 21 more places. Rare in Poland, Munich and Sweden. Loved in Estonia, Moscow and Croatia.
1 in 228 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Slovenia 16thQuebec 20thNorway 22nd
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Every place
In 32 of the 40 official lists, among them Slovenia (16th), Quebec (20th) and Norway (22nd).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 16th 2025 | 85 | about 1 in 78 |
| Quebec province | 20th 2025 | 212 | about 1 in 123 |
| Norway | 22nd 2025 | 198 | 1 in 110 |
| The Netherlands | 23rd 2025 | 367 | about 1 in 166 |
| Berlin city | 24th 2023 | 81 | about 1 in 179 |
| France | 26th 2025 | 1,740 | 1 in 165 |
| Switzerland | 27th 2025 | 159 | 1 in 214 |
| Cologne city | 37th 2023 | 27 | about 1 in 228 |
| Ontario province | 45th 2024 | 182 | about 1 in 299 |
| Italy | 50th 2024 | 762 | 1 in 235 |
| Spain | 53rd 2024 | 498 | rank only |
| Austria | 57th 2025 | 144 | 1 in 248 |
| England and Wales | 58th 2025 | 758 | 1 in 334 |
| New Zealand | 61st 2025 | 58 | rank only |
| South Australia state | 61st 2025 | 26 | rank only |
| Northern Ireland | 62nd 2025 | 32 | 1 in 228 |
| Victoria state | 67th 2025 | 94 | rank only |
| Ireland | 69th 2025 | 77 | 1 in 274 |
| Scotland | 71st 2025 | 58 | 1 in 308 |
| New South Wales state | 80th 2025 | 89 | rank only |
| Catalonia region | 88th 2025 | 50 | 1 in 385 |
| British Columbia province | 88th 2023 | 31 | about 1 in 386 |
| Poland | 106th 2025 | 147 | 1 in 815 |
| Munich city | 111th 2025 | 11 | about 1 in 381 |
| Sweden | 131st 2025 | 70 | about 1 in 574 |
| Moscow city Ева | 4th 2025 | 1,528 | rank only |
| Estonia | 4th 2025 | 67 | rank only |
| Croatia | 8th 2025 | 270 | rank only |
| Denmark | 42nd 2025 | 157 | rank only |
| Leipzig city | 52nd 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 262 |
| Rostock city | 62nd 2025 | 3 | about 1 in 328 |
| Bonn city | 99th 2025 | 6 | about 1 in 502 |
Rare, below the listed names: Queensland, Hungary and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Turkey (top 30) and Argentina (top 20).
Germany publishes no national statistics on first names. German figures here are city lists (Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock), never the country.
Moscow publishes names in Cyrillic. The Latin spelling shown is our transliteration; the published form is shown beside it.
Sources: Statistični urad Republike Slovenije (SURS), SiStat (Slovenia); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB) (the Netherlands); BerlinOnline GmbH; Landesamt für Bürger- und Ordnungsangelegenheiten (LABO) / Standesämter (Berlin); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Bundesamt für Statistik (BFS) / Office fédéral de la statistique (OFS) (Switzerland); Stadt Köln, Standesamt (offenedaten-koeln.de) (Cologne); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy); INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística) (Spain); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); Department of Internal Affairs (DIA), SmartStart (New Zealand); SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Registry of BDM Victoria (DataVic) (Victoria); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages (Data.NSW) (New South Wales); Idescat (Institut d'Estadística de Catalunya) (Catalonia); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji, rejestr PESEL (dane.gov.pl) (Poland); Landeshauptstadt München, Statistisches Amt (opendata.muenchen.de) (Munich); Skatteverket (Swedish Tax Agency) (Sweden); Moscow Civil Registry Office (ZAGS), data.mos.ru (Moscow); Siseministeerium (rahvastikuregister) (Estonia); Ministarstvo pravosuđa, uprave i digitalne transformacije (Matica rođenih) (Croatia); Statistics Denmark (DST) (Denmark); Stadt Leipzig, Standesamt (opendata.leipzig.de) (Leipzig); Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock (opendata-hro.de) (Rostock); Bundesstadt Bonn, Standesamt (opendata.bonn.de) (Bonn). How we count, and every source
About the name
Eve, the first woman in the Book of Genesis, gives this name its story, and Eva is the Latin form of hers. It reached Latin through the Greek Eua, from the Biblical Hebrew Chawwa, and goes back to a Semitic root meaning 'to live', related to the Hebrew chai, 'alive'.
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Eva is pronounced EE-vuh in English and has two syllables and a clean, classic shape. Its family is large: Eve and Evie in English, Ewa in Polish, Eeva in Finnish and Ieva in Lithuanian, plus Evita and Evelin.
Few names travel as easily across Europe. Eva is near the top in Estonia and Croatia and ranks high in Slovenia. In the English-speaking world it does best in Quebec, and it is also well liked in Ontario and in England and Wales. In France it peaked around 2003 and has been drifting gently down since, while remaining a familiar choice.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- EE-vuh, 2 syllables
- Meaning
to live, alive (Hebrew root)
- Origin
- Latin and Hebrew
Etymology
Vulgate Latin Eva, from Greek Eua, from Biblical Hebrew Chawwa (Eve), a Latinate variant of Eve. The Hebrew entry derives it from Proto-Semitic *hyw "to live", cognate with chai "alive".
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: rising in 4 of 30 regions, falling in 12.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 30 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 46 | 52 | 54 | 58 |
| Scotland | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 50 | 62 | 71 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 20 | 16 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 42 | 62 |
| Ireland | 37 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 59 | 52 | 58 | 69 |
| Ontario | 50 | 38 | 39 | 44 | 56 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 45 | |
| British Columbia | 59 | 66 | 37 | 47 | 62 | 56 | 67 | 88 | ||
| New South Wales | 26 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 41 | 51 | 59 | 56 | 73 | 80 |
| Victoria | 26 | 30 | 33 | 46 | 49 | 53 | 66 | 73 | 70 | 67 |
| Queensland | 36 | 40 | 42 | 49 | 73 | 85 | 81 | |||
| South Australia | 27 | 30 | 37 | 31 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 71 | 78 | 61 |
| New Zealand | 23 | 26 | 32 | 43 | 59 | 60 | 53 | 57 | 73 | 61 |
| Quebec | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 20 |
| France | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 21 | 26 |
| The Netherlands | 8 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 23 | |
| Austria | 50 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 54 | 60 | 59 | 54 | 59 | 57 |
| Switzerland | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
| Berlin | 65 | 62 | 68 | 60 | 64 | 51 | 38 | 24 | ||
| Munich | 47 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 50 | 42 | 51 | 96 | 97 | 111 |
| Cologne | 60 | 60 | 89 | 68 | 44 | 88 | 55 | 37 | ||
| Bonn | 52 | 48 | 59 | 102 | 132 | 75 | 54 | 36 | 49 | 99 |
| Leipzig | 71 | 52 | 70 | 36 | 26 | 67 | 26 | 50 | 47 | 52 |
| Rostock | 46 | 29 | 56 | 22 | 37 | 43 | 33 | 47 | 37 | 62 |
| Norway | 46 | 34 | 43 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 22 |
| Sweden | 232 | 141 | 127 | 138 | 134 | 144 | 136 | 157 | 136 | 131 |
| Denmark | 45 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 42 | |||
| Iceland | 9 | 15 | ||||||||
| Spain | 58 | 56 | 54 | 52 | 55 | 54 | 57 | 56 | 53 | |
| Catalonia | 73 | 73 | 76 | 98 | 81 | 74 | 75 | 85 | 99 | 88 |
| Italy | 51 | 48 | 49 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 50 | |
| Poland | 200 | 186 | 229 | 211 | 189 | 165 | 107 | 108 | 112 | 106 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| Estonia | 24 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Moscow | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Croatia | 9 | 9 | 8 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 758 | 299.3 |
| 2024 | 54 | 819 | 317.5 |
| 2023 | 52 | 867 | 337.9 |
| 2022 | 46 | 1,029 | 390.5 |
| 2021 | 41 | 1,091 | 398.1 |
| 2020 | 35 | 1,263 | 470.5 |
| 2019 | 35 | 1,276 | 455.6 |
| 2018 | 33 | 1,409 | 488.8 |
| 2017 | 33 | 1,634 | 546.3 |
| 2016 | 30 | 1,641 | 534.3 |
| 2015 | 29 | 1,753 | 569.3 |
| 2014 | 27 | 1,725 | 562.5 |
| 2013 | 26 | 1,822 | 590.7 |
| 2012 | 24 | 1,946 | 604.2 |
| 2011 | 33 | 1,714 | 533.4 |
| 2010 | 37 | 1,545 | 481.2 |
| 2009 | 38 | 1,534 | 489.5 |
| 2008 | 41 | 1,505 | 476.6 |
| 2007 | 52 | 1,215 | 396.9 |
| 2006 | 75 | 790 | 264.0 |
| 2005 | 76 | 695 | 241.1 |
| 2004 | 111 | 484 | 169.3 |
| 2003 | 104 | 463 | 166.1 |
| 2002 | 138 | 330 | 123.4 |
| 2001 | 156 | 285 | 106.3 |
| 2000 | 190 | 228 | 83.5 |
| 1999 | 222 | 183 | 65.0 |
| 1998 | 232 | 181 | 62.6 |
| 1997 | 231 | 174 | 59.3 |
| 1996 | 271 | 137 | 46.3 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
France since 1925
Half of the babies named Eva in France since 1925 were born in or after 2006. First recorded in 1925. Her peak year there: 2003, at 905.6 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Eva per 100,000 girls born in France, by five-year period. Her 2003 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (1900-2025), Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0.
Sister names for Eva
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Eva.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Eva.
1 in 571 in Ireland
1 in 146 in Northern Ireland
1 in 126 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Eva.
1 in 166 in Northern Ireland
1 in 271 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Eva. Same first letter as Eva.
Similar forms, not dealt separately: Emily.
1 in 118 in Ireland
1 in 729 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Eva.
1 in 728 in Ireland
Rose and fell with Eva.
Middle names for Eva
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Eva Grace
2-1 beats · initials EG
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Eva Olivia
2-4 beats · initials EO · Eva slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 4 syllables. Eva slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 99 in Scotland
Eva Sophia
2-3 beats · initials ES
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 311 in Ireland
Eva Maria
2-3 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Eva Rose
2-1 beats · initials ER
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 491 in Ireland
Eva Julia
2-3 beats · initials EJ
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 1,286 in England and Wales
Eva Miriam
2-3 beats · initials EM
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables.
1 in 78 in Northern Ireland
Eva Emily
2-3 beats · initials EE · Eva slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Eva: 2 syllables, then 3 syllables. Eva slides into Emily: vowel meets vowel.
Same style as Eva
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 728 in Ireland
96% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 95 in Northern Ireland
95% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 154 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 197 in Ireland
95% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 88 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 99 in Scotland
94% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 271 in Ireland
94% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
1 in 260 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Eva across countries and decades.
Famous people named Eva
Eva Perón, Eva Braun, Eva Green, Eva Longoria, Eva Marie Saint, Eva Gabor, Eva Herzigová and Eva Ekeblad.
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Argentine actress and politician (1919–1952)
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Photographer, longtime companion and later wife of Adolf Hitler (1912–1945)
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French actress (born 1980)
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American actress and producer (born 1975)
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American actress (born 1924)
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Hungarian-American actress and socialite (1919–1995)
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Czech model and actress (born 1973)
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Swedish scientist (1724-1786)
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Eva
5 questions, on how popular she is, what it means, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Eva?
Her best rank is No. 4 in Estonia in 2025. She is in the published lists of 32 of our 40 regions.
What does Eva mean?
Wiktionary glosses Eva as "to live, alive (Hebrew root)".
How do you pronounce Eva?
EE-vuh, with 2 syllables.
Is Eva getting more popular?
Over five years: rising in 4 of 30 regions, falling in 12.
Which sister names go with Eva?
The deck's top five sisters for Eva: Anna, Julia, Sara, Isabella and Hannah. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.