Eva
#134 for girls in 2025, 2,154 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1889 · 1,372 births
- Debut · girls
- 614 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 67 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 284,761since 1880
Eva over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #134 | 2,154 | — | |
| 2024 | #120 | 2,306 | — | |
| 2023 | #111 | 2,416 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #108 | 2,576 | — | |
| 2021 | #93 | 2,836 | — | |
| 2020 | #93 | 2,847 | — | |
| 2019 | #86 | 3,180 | — | |
| 2018 | #76 | 3,569 | — | |
| 2017 | #73 | 3,642 | #10,775 | 6 |
| 2016 | #74 | 3,814 | #12,185 | 5 |
| 2015 | #76 | 3,772 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #83 | 3,687 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #88 | 3,433 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #86 | 3,369 | — | |
| 2011 | #83 | 3,470 | — | |
| 2010 | #91 | 3,280 | — | |
| 2009 | #99 | 3,395 | — | |
| 2008 | #114 | 2,971 | — | |
| 2007 | #117 | 2,893 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #122 | 2,789 | — | |
| 2005 | #129 | 2,475 | — | |
| 2004 | #198 | 1,729 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #214 | 1,519 | — | |
| 2002 | #240 | 1,334 | — | |
| 2001 | #272 | 1,160 | — | |
| 2000 | #294 | 1,088 | #10,349 | 5 |
| 1999 | #317 | 975 | — | |
| 1998 | #345 | 846 | — | |
| 1997 | #361 | 766 | — | |
| 1996 | #349 | 795 | — | |
| 1995 | #349 | 752 | — | |
| 1994 | #346 | 769 | — | |
| 1993 | #348 | 735 | — | |
| 1992 | #340 | 765 | #6,670 | 7 |
| 1991 | #326 | 820 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #342 | 780 | #5,382 | 9 |
| 1989 | #323 | 784 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #328 | 754 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #346 | 694 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #332 | 732 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #317 | 755 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #318 | 742 | #3,459 | 12 |
| 1983 | #287 | 818 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #289 | 845 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #283 | 857 | #4,509 | 8 |
| 1980 | #298 | 838 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #297 | 802 | — | |
| 1978 | #270 | 854 | — | |
| 1977 | #291 | 819 | #3,606 | 10 |
| 1976 | #298 | 771 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #302 | 764 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #287 | 837 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #281 | 868 | #4,054 | 7 |
| 1972 | #287 | 886 | #4,441 | 6 |
| 1971 | #289 | 970 | — | |
| 1970 | #285 | 1,026 | — | |
| 1969 | #267 | 1,091 | — | |
| 1968 | #255 | 1,051 | — | |
| 1967 | #238 | 1,214 | — | |
| 1966 | #233 | 1,293 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1965 | #233 | 1,339 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #228 | 1,429 | #3,282 | 7 |
| 1963 | #227 | 1,457 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #220 | 1,500 | #3,041 | 8 |
| 1961 | #220 | 1,533 | — | |
| 1960 | #204 | 1,685 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #206 | 1,635 | #3,619 | 6 |
| 1958 | #193 | 1,764 | — | |
| 1957 | #196 | 1,799 | #2,494 | 11 |
| 1956 | #185 | 1,927 | — | |
| 1955 | #189 | 1,784 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #187 | 1,713 | — | |
| 1953 | #194 | 1,592 | #2,905 | 8 |
| 1952 | #181 | 1,704 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #183 | 1,574 | #3,364 | 6 |
| 1950 | #175 | 1,622 | #3,021 | 7 |
| 1949 | #170 | 1,667 | — | |
| 1948 | #162 | 1,775 | #2,788 | 8 |
| 1947 | #168 | 1,783 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #161 | 1,652 | #2,534 | 9 |
| 1945 | #146 | 1,596 | #2,574 | 8 |
| 1944 | #148 | 1,658 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #148 | 1,803 | #2,074 | 13 |
| 1942 | #140 | 1,876 | #1,730 | 17 |
| 1941 | #135 | 1,861 | #2,083 | 12 |
| 1940 | #132 | 1,890 | #2,179 | 11 |
| 1939 | #129 | 1,859 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #126 | 1,907 | #1,818 | 15 |
| 1937 | #117 | 2,059 | #1,913 | 14 |
| 1936 | #116 | 2,002 | #2,301 | 10 |
| 1935 | #110 | 2,167 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #100 | 2,389 | #1,658 | 18 |
| 1933 | #101 | 2,282 | #1,330 | 25 |
| 1932 | #98 | 2,522 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1931 | #94 | 2,591 | #1,489 | 22 |
| 1930 | #86 | 3,019 | #2,293 | 12 |
| 1929 | #83 | 3,019 | #1,848 | 17 |
| 1928 | #79 | 3,212 | #1,960 | 16 |
| 1927 | #79 | 3,410 | #1,748 | 20 |
| 1926 | #79 | 3,494 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #71 | 3,855 | #1,870 | 18 |
| 1924 | #66 | 4,068 | #2,229 | 14 |
| 1923 | #66 | 3,975 | #1,589 | 23 |
| 1922 | #64 | 4,192 | #1,765 | 20 |
| 1921 | #63 | 4,325 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #58 | 4,498 | #2,765 | 10 |
| 1919 | #55 | 4,484 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | #55 | 4,563 | #2,398 | 12 |
| 1917 | #54 | 4,286 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #55 | 4,337 | #1,698 | 18 |
| 1915 | #55 | 4,079 | #1,878 | 15 |
| 1914 | #52 | 3,401 | #1,492 | 17 |
| 1913 | #50 | 2,891 | #1,580 | 12 |
| 1912 | #49 | 2,636 | #1,417 | 12 |
| 1911 | #46 | 2,109 | #1,190 | 9 |
| 1910 | #45 | 2,123 | #1,045 | 10 |
| 1909 | #47 | 1,896 | #636 | 18 |
| 1908 | #46 | 1,930 | #825 | 11 |
| 1907 | #42 | 1,884 | #999 | 8 |
| 1906 | #41 | 1,758 | #1,111 | 6 |
| 1905 | #39 | 1,815 | #1,233 | 5 |
| 1904 | #36 | 1,858 | #760 | 10 |
| 1903 | #36 | 1,783 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #37 | 1,727 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #37 | 1,617 | #637 | 11 |
| 1900 | #33 | 2,089 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #39 | 1,582 | #714 | 9 |
| 1898 | #35 | 1,823 | #885 | 7 |
| 1897 | #35 | 1,709 | #852 | 7 |
| 1896 | #32 | 1,779 | — | |
| 1895 | #34 | 1,767 | #1,079 | 5 |
| 1894 | #35 | 1,673 | #787 | 8 |
| 1893 | #32 | 1,668 | — | |
| 1892 | #34 | 1,611 | — | |
| 1891 | #33 | 1,412 | #766 | 7 |
| 1890 | #32 | 1,436 | #603 | 11 |
| 1889 | #31 | 1,372 | #974 | 5 |
| 1888 | #34 | 1,329 | — | |
| 1887 | #33 | 1,125 | #819 | 6 |
| 1886 | #32 | 1,155 | — | |
| 1885 | #38 | 971 | — | |
| 1884 | #38 | 929 | — | |
| 1883 | #32 | 879 | — | |
| 1882 | #41 | 765 | — | |
| 1881 | #34 | 661 | — | |
| 1880 | #41 | 614 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Eva was already there! It came in at #41, and was given to 614 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 880 girls a year got the name.
Where Eva is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- New Mexico#39 · 1 in 179
- Texas#45 · 1 in 258
- Georgia#64 · 1 in 263
- South Carolina#65 · 1 in 263
- Kentucky#72 · 1 in 344
Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #39 | 31 | 1 in 179 |
| Texas | #45 | 224 | 1 in 258 |
| Georgia | #64 | 117 | 1 in 263 |
| South Carolina | #65 | 78 | 1 in 263 |
| Kentucky | #72 | 82 | 1 in 344 |
| Louisiana | #74 | 75 | 1 in 296 |
| Virginia | #74 | 78 | 1 in 306 |
| Mississippi | #77 | 75 | 1 in 301 |
| North Carolina | #77 | 113 | 1 in 327 |
| Alabama | #83 | 90 | 1 in 326 |
| Tennessee | #88 | 68 | 1 in 399 |
| Arkansas | #89 | 49 | 1 in 382 |
| West Virginia | #94 | 47 | 1 in 405 |
| Oklahoma | #98 | 45 | 1 in 452 |
| Colorado | #99 | 23 | 1 in 386 |
| Florida | #102 | 35 | 1 in 388 |
| Montana | #103 | 11 | 1 in 355 |
| New Hampshire | #105 | 7 | 1 in 439 |
| Missouri | #109 | 52 | 1 in 516 |
| Maine | #110 | 14 | 1 in 446 |
| Kansas | #115 | 22 | 1 in 559 |
| Vermont | #117 | 5 | 1 in 471 |
| Indiana | #118 | 38 | 1 in 686 |
| Arizona | #119 | 12 | 1 in 391 |
| Idaho | #119 | 9 | 1 in 464 |
| Maryland | #126 | 20 | 1 in 622 |
| California | #127 | 76 | 1 in 586 |
| Hawaii | #146 | 6 | 1 in 504 |
| Rhode Island | #149 | 5 | 1 in 862 |
| Michigan | #150 | 43 | 1 in 983 |
| Utah | #150 | 8 | 1 in 598 |
| Oregon | #159 | 7 | 1 in 895 |
| Pennsylvania | #159 | 72 | 1 in 1,033 |
| Massachusetts | #163 | 21 | 1 in 1,337 |
| Illinois | #164 | 50 | 1 in 1,104 |
| Wisconsin | #172 | 18 | 1 in 1,326 |
| Ohio | #175 | 42 | 1 in 1,216 |
| New Jersey | #177 | 20 | 1 in 1,235 |
| Washington | #177 | 11 | 1 in 995 |
| New York | #190 | 63 | 1 in 1,358 |
| Connecticut | #194 | 6 | 1 in 1,644 |
| North Dakota | #198 | 5 | 1 in 1,054 |
| Iowa | #203 | 11 | 1 in 1,719 |
| Minnesota | #285 | 7 | 1 in 3,000 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Eva
- 14 spots since 2024 (#120 → #134)
- 41 spots since 2020 (#93 → #134)
- 58 spots since 2015 (#76 → #134)
- Biggest jump: 69 spots in 2005 (#198 → #129)
- Biggest drop: 31 spots in 1984 (#287 → #318)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1889 at #31 (1,372 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 67 yrs · run 1880–1932
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 125 girls born in 1886 were named Eva (0.80%)
- Latest: 1 in 746 girls born in 2025 (0.13%)
- Its best rank, #31 in 1889, was only 1 in 130 (0.77%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 13.4% of all girls named Eva (38,048) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 9,800 | #31 (1889) | #35 |
| 1890s | 16,460 | #32 (1896) | #34 |
| 1900s | 18,357 | #33 (1900) | #39 |
| 1910s | 34,909 | #45 (1910) | #52 |
| 1920s | 38,048 | #58 (1920) | #71 |
| 1930s | 22,797 | #86 (1930) | #108 |
| 1940s | 17,561 | #132 (1940) | #151 |
| 1950s | 17,114 | #175 (1950) | #189 |
| 1960s | 13,592 | #204 (1960) | #233 |
| 1970s | 8,597 | #270 (1978) | #289 |
| 1980s | 7,819 | #283 (1981) | #312 |
| 1990s | 8,003 | #317 (1999) | #342 |
| 2000s | 21,353 | #99 (2009) | #180 |
| 2010s | 35,216 | #73 (2017) | #82 |
| 2020s | 15,135 | #93 (2020) | #110 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Eva in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 579 of them was named Eva, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 73,943 of them was named Eva, which outranked 54.9% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,741Windle16
- #1,741Worth16
- #1,741Yvonne16
- #1,818Eva15
- #1,818Abie15
- #1,818Ace15
- #1,818Adrain15
- #1,901Aden14
- #1,901Alvan14
- #1,901Anson14
Tied with 82 names at #1,818; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.