Eva
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning life; form of Eve.
How Eva has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #76 |
| 2016 | #74 |
| 2017 | #73 |
| 2018 | #75 |
| 2019 | #86 |
| 2020 | #93 |
| 2021 | #93 |
| 2022 | #108 |
| 2023 | #112 |
| 2024 | #120 |
| 2025 | #134 |
Eva by the numbers
In 2025, 758 babies in England and Wales were named Eva. In the US, 3,620 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 4,563 babies in 1918, making it a 1910s name.
At its height, in 1895, about 1 in 140 American girls born that year was called Eva.
Names that come from Eva
Forms of Eva in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Evaleelife; a form of Eva or Evelyn with suffix -lee72 in the US (2017)
- Eviannagracious; a blend of Eva and Anna55 in the US (2017)
- Evannagracious; a form of Evan or Eva21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evanalife giver; a form of Eva42 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evamarielife and beloved; a combined form of Eva and Marie33 in the US (2017)
- Eabharadiance, splendor; Irish form of Eva24 in England and Wales (2025)
- Yevaspelling variant of Eva or Yeva; life7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evitalively; a form of Eva15 in the US (2017)
Other names that come from Eve
Like Eva, each of these traces back to Eve: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Everlife; a modern respelling of Eve215 in the US (2017)
- Hawwaliving or alive; form of Eve98 in England and Wales (2025)
- Chavalife; a form of Eve95 in the US (2017)
- Eveylife; diminutive or variant of Eve48 in the US (2017)
- Evettelife-giver; a form of Eve or Yvette39 in the US (2017)
- Eevielife; a form of Eve or Evie7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evilife; a form of Eve4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evvielife-giver; a form of Eve or Evelyn14 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Eva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Evelife; living159 in England and Wales (2025)
- Emawhole; universal; short form of Emma37 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evylife; diminutive or variant of Eve48 in the US (2017)
- Enashining fire or brilliance10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Eraera or age14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Evahliving; life-giving; variant of Eva23 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Eva
Names that are said the same way as Eva, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean life
Like Eva, each of these has life in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.