girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Eve

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #519 Trend ↓ Falling 18%

From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

Rank 2025
#519
among girls · ↑48 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
577
named Eve · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,786
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
732 babies
All-time total
29,510
#847 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Eve popularity over time

29,510 babies have been named Eve since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 94 9 – #552
1890s 218 22 +132% #527
1900s 467 47 +114% #414
1910s 1,160 116 +148% #447
1920s 874 87 -25% #699
1930s 624 62 -29% #765
1940s 1,061 106 +70% #670
1950s 2,335 234 +120% #532
1960s 2,609 261 +12% #555
1970s 2,174 217 -17% #655
1980s 1,619 162 -26% #757
1990s 1,673 167 +3% #704
2000s 4,792 479 +186% #534
2010s 6,355 636 +33% #436
2020s (to 2025) 3,455 576 -9% #470

Where Eve is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 560 0.35 outside top 500
2027 546 0.34 outside top 500
2028 534 0.33 outside top 500
2029 524 0.33 outside top 500
2030 516 0.32 outside top 500

Where Eve is most popular

Girls named Eve per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.345 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Utah, and North Dakota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Eve born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
District of Columbia 23 1.94 +462%
Utah 109 1.31 +279%
North Dakota 12 0.913 +164%
South Dakota 11 0.771 +123%
Massachusetts 90 0.744 +115%
Minnesota 80 0.741 +115%
Washington 91 0.630 +82%
Wisconsin 62 0.602 +74%
Oregon 38 0.584 +69%
New York 218 0.550 +59%
Colorado 58 0.520 +50%
Maryland 53 0.500 +45%
Pennsylvania 118 0.499 +44%
Nevada 23 0.495 +43%
Illinois 112 0.489 +42%
Ohio 109 0.459 +33%
Virginia 78 0.458 +32%
Missouri 54 0.448 +30%
New Jersey 79 0.438 +27%
Michigan 77 0.423 +22%
California 353 0.420 +22%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 +16%
Arizona 56 0.399 +16%
Connecticut 23 0.395 +14%
Idaho 13 0.389 +12%
Iowa 22 0.377 +9%
Florida 147 0.344 ≈ national
Maine 5 0.323 -6%
North Carolina 73 0.321 -7%
Indiana 43 0.306 -11%
Nebraska 11 0.306 -11%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -22%
Georgia 57 0.251 -27%
West Virginia 6 0.229 -34%
Texas 184 0.229 -34%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -40%
Tennessee 29 0.183 -47%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -48%
Kentucky 14 0.164 -53%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 -57%
Alabama 14 0.149 -57%
Mississippi 5 0.107 -69%
Louisiana 7 0.080 -77%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Montana – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Eve

Eve is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #519 in 2025 with 577 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 29,510 American babies have been named Eve. Its peak came in 2017, when 732 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Eve stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Eve?

The median living Eve is about 21 years old; half are between 10 and 50. An estimated 25 thousand people named Eve are alive in the United States today.

median 21 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Eve year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 577 #519
2024 532 #567
2023 497 #599
2022 549 #555
2021 648 #485
2020 652 #470
2019 650 #486
2018 723 #441
2017 732 #436
2016 703 #458
2015 680 #473
2014 695 #461
2013 615 #489
2012 530 #556
2011 532 #548
2010 495 #595
2009 521 #584
2008 470 #654
2007 484 #617
2006 491 #593
2005 417 #665
2004 450 #611
2003 499 #553
2002 478 #558
2001 500 #534
2000 482 #539
1995 137 #1,248
1990 118 #1,348
1985 149 #1,015
1980 216 #765
1975 232 #655
1970 241 #664
1965 255 #606
1960 302 #565
1955 258 #569
1950 108 #852
1945 122 #670
1940 72 #842
1935 53 #955
1930 78 #803
1925 81 #829
1920 101 #720
1915 143 #528
1910 76 #459
1905 44 #514
1900 35 #593
1895 26 #600
1890 11 #841
1885 10 #707
1880 7 #696

Famous people named Eve

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Eve Hewson Eve Hewson Irish actress (born 1991) Contemporary
  2. 2 Eve Myles Eve Myles Welsh actress (born 1978) Contemporary
  3. 3 Eve Eve American rapper (born 1978) Contemporary
  4. 4 Eve Arden Eve Arden American actress (1908–1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Eve Torres Eve Torres American professional wrestler b. 1984 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Eve Meyer Eve Meyer American actress (1928–1977) Contemporary
  7. 7 Eve Ensler Eve Ensler American playwright, performer, feminist, and activist (born 1953) Contemporary
  8. 8 Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick American feminist scholar of queer theory (1950–2009) Contemporary
  9. 9 Eve Arnold Eve Arnold American photojournalist (1912–2012) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Eve, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Eve?

The median living Eve is about 21 years old. Half of all living Eves are between 10 and 50 years old.

How many people named Eve are alive today?

An estimated 25 thousand people named Eve are alive in the United States, based on 29,510 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Eve mean?

From Middle English Eve, Eue, from Old English Ēua, Ēfe, from Latin Eva, from Ancient Greek Εὔα (Eúa), from Biblical Hebrew חַוָּה (ḥawwā).

How popular is the name Eve in 2025?

Eve ranked #519 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 577 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Eve?

29,510 babies have been named Eve in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Eve most popular?

Eve peaked in 2017, when 732 newborns received the name.

Is Eve a boy or girl name?

Eve is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Eve rising or falling?

Eve has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Eve become more popular?

Eve is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 516 girls named Eve in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Eve?

Well-known people named Eve include Eve Hewson (actor), Eve Myles (actor), Eve (singer).

Names like Eve

Names that sound and feel close to Eve: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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