girl's name
Eve
EEV
- Origin Hebrew
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 76,428
the United States
#519
2025 births
Eve is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "living one," the name given to the first woman in Genesis. It ranks 75th in Ireland and is stable across every market we hold.
- Eve is a name of Hebrew origin.
- Peaked in 2017, when 732 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 5,746 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Eve over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 |
| 1890s | 218 |
| 1900s | 467 |
| 1910s | 1,160 |
| 1920s | 874 |
| 1930s | 624 |
| 1940s | 1,061 |
| 1950s | 2,335 |
| 1960s | 2,609 |
| 1970s | 2,174 |
| 1980s | 1,619 |
| 1990s | 1,673 |
| 2000s | 4,792 |
| 2010s | 6,355 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 3,455 |
What Eve means
Eve means living one, or life. Genesis glosses the name itself — she is called Chavvah because she is the mother of all living — which makes it one of the few biblical names whose meaning the text supplies directly rather than leaving to later readers.
Where Eve comes from
Eve comes through the Latin Eva and the Greek Heua from the Hebrew Chavvah, related to chayah, to live. Genesis explains the choice in the text: the name is given after the expulsion from Eden, because she was to be the mother of all living. The name was rare among Jews and early Christians, presumably because of the association with the fall, and came into general European use only in the Middle Ages when the story was retold in vernacular drama and the medieval mystery plays made Eve a stage figure rather than a distant one. Eve is distinct from Eva, Ava and Evie, though modern use blurs them, and the phrase Christmas Eve is unrelated — that is the Old English æfen, evening.
Eve in use
Eve ranks 75th in Ireland with 66 births in 2025, 127th in Scotland and 287th in England and Wales, and it also holds 359th in France with 245 births, where Ève is written with a grave accent. Our records mark it stable with a peak in 2017 and carry it from 1880 — one of the few names in this group with unbroken use rather than a revival.
How popular is Eve?
In 2025, Eve was given to 577 babies in the United States, ranking #519 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Eve is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Eve is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Ève | Ève is Eve written with a grave accent, used in France, where it ranks #359. | 1,165 |
| Éve | Éve is a rare spelling of Eve, written with an acute accent and recorded about 45 times, mostly in France. | 45 |
Names that peaked alongside Eve
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Eve also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Eve over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Eve in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Eve
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Eve — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Eve
What does the name Eve mean?
Eve means "living one," from the Hebrew Chavvah. Genesis explains the name in the text itself.
Is Eve the same as Eva?
They share a source. Eva is the Latin form; Eve is the English one, and modern use often treats them as separate names.
Is Eve related to Christmas Eve?
No. That is the Old English æfen, meaning evening.
How popular is Eve?
Seventy-fifth in Ireland and 287th in England and Wales.
Is Eve a girl's or a boy's name?
Eve is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Eve?
Eve has 1 syllable.
Is Eve a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Eve currently ranks #75 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.