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Baby name

Eva

Girl

Origin of the name

Eva is the Latin form of Eve, from the Hebrew Hawwah, linked to the idea of “life.” In the Bible, Eve is the first woman.

Classic name

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1918 was its best year: 4,563 births, or 1 baby in 476. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 146 years out of 146. Latest ranking, 2025: No. 134.
284,761births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 55rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Eva are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Eva is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Eva is most common in New Mexico (1.7 times), West Virginia (1.6) and Mississippi (1.6), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

Ethel · Edna · Esther · Edith · Clara · Hazel

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