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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- South Dakota#148 · 1 in 607
- Arizona#153 · 1 in 683
- Texas#198 · 1 in 966
- California#207 · 1 in 1,057
- New Jersey#208 · 1 in 1,133
Best ever in a state: #5 in Alaska, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #148 | 7 | 1 in 607 |
| Arizona | #153 | 24 | 1 in 683 |
| Texas | #198 | 107 | 1 in 966 |
| California | #207 | 145 | 1 in 1,057 |
| New Jersey | #208 | 32 | 1 in 1,133 |
| New Mexico | #220 | 9 | 1 in 909 |
| Colorado | #222 | 15 | 1 in 1,153 |
| Maine | #223 | 5 | 1 in 1,183 |
| South Carolina | #236 | 15 | 1 in 1,137 |
| Illinois | #240 | 51 | 1 in 1,390 |
| West Virginia | #248 | 8 | 1 in 1,475 |
| Michigan | #268 | 32 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Kentucky | #276 | 14 | 1 in 1,706 |
| New York | #279 | 61 | 1 in 1,612 |
| Kansas | #280 | 8 | 1 in 1,679 |
| Oklahoma | #280 | 11 | 1 in 1,546 |
| Washington | #282 | 14 | 1 in 1,639 |
| Connecticut | #284 | 8 | 1 in 1,773 |
| Missouri | #285 | 17 | 1 in 1,803 |
| Florida | #286 | 26 | 1 in 1,693 |
| North Carolina | #290 | 18 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Virginia | #298 | 15 | 1 in 1,856 |
| Tennessee | #323 | 13 | 1 in 2,144 |
| Louisiana | #326 | 16 | 1 in 1,720 |
| Mississippi | #333 | 9 | 1 in 1,704 |
| Ohio | #334 | 27 | 1 in 2,554 |
| Minnesota | #335 | 10 | 1 in 2,654 |
| Iowa | #340 | 7 | 1 in 2,655 |
| Alabama | #361 | 10 | 1 in 2,175 |
| Maryland | #361 | 8 | 1 in 2,282 |
| Oregon | #362 | 7 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Massachusetts | #372 | 10 | 1 in 2,966 |
| Pennsylvania | #377 | 24 | 1 in 2,750 |
| Indiana | #390 | 12 | 1 in 2,900 |
| Arkansas | #398 | 5 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Georgia | #426 | 12 | 1 in 2,688 |
| Wisconsin | #431 | 7 | 1 in 4,138 |
| Utah | #450 | 5 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| 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
Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
9 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1889 at #31 (1,372 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 67 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 67 yrs · run 1880–1932
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 125
- 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
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1978
girls
#270
854 births · 1 in 1,794 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,794 of them was named Eva, which outranked 97.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Eva
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.