Girls' name · peaked in 1886
Eva name popularity since 1925
184,806 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eva. Half of them were born in 1974 or earlier, so the typical Eva is about 52 years old in 2026. Eva peaked in 1886 as the #32 name for girls, and it ranked #134 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 184,806
- Named Eva, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1886
- #32 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #134
- for girls in 2025 (2,154 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 184,177 girls · 629 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 1.80× its national share
Peak year is the year Eva made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Eva births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Eva peaked earlier, in 1886.
- Fastest rise: Between 2001 and 2006, Eva became 2.3× more common, from 1 in 1,550 baby girls to 1 in 682.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Eva's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Eva.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eva in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 16,990 | 82 | – |
| 1930s | 22,797 | 160 | #110 |
| 1940s | 17,561 | 95 | #146 |
| 1950s | 17,114 | 52 | #189 |
| 1960s | 13,592 | 39 | #233 |
| 1970s | 8,597 | 45 | #302 |
| 1980s | 7,819 | 80 | #317 |
| 1990s | 8,003 | 21 | #349 |
| 2000s | 21,353 | 19 | #129 |
| 2010s | 35,216 | 31 | #76 |
| 2020–25 | 15,135 | 5 | #134 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
21.8% of babies named Eva from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Eva is most popular
The index compares Eva's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Eva.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 1.80× | 1,834 |
| Mississippi | 1.58× | 3,535 |
| Kentucky | 1.42× | 4,371 |
| South Carolina | 1.41× | 3,646 |
| West Virginia | 1.41× | 2,286 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eva's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eva.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eva (1886).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data