Girls' name · peaked in 2018
Eve name popularity since 1925
27,094 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Eve. Half of them were born in 2002 or earlier, so the typical Eve is about 24 years old in 2026. Eve peaked in 2018 as the #441 name for girls, and it ranked #519 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,094
- Named Eve, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #519
- for girls in 2025 (577 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,094 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.49× its national share
Peak year is the year Eve 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.
Eve births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2017. Measured as a share of all babies, Eve peaked in 2018.
- Steepest fall: Between 1982 and 1987, Eve's share of baby girls fell by 42%, from 1 in 8,960 to 1 in 15,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, it became 3.4× more common, from 1 in 12,800 baby girls to 1 in 3,770.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Eve's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Eve.
Decade by decade
Babies named Eve in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 397 | – |
| 1930s | 624 | #955 |
| 1940s | 1,061 | #670 |
| 1950s | 2,335 | #569 |
| 1960s | 2,609 | #606 |
| 1970s | 2,174 | #655 |
| 1980s | 1,619 | #1,015 |
| 1990s | 1,673 | #1,248 |
| 2000s | 4,792 | #665 |
| 2010s | 6,355 | #473 |
| 2020–25 | 3,455 | #519 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
30.5% of babies named Eve from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Eve is most popular
The index compares Eve'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 Eve.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.49× | 477 |
| New York | 1.97× | 3,366 |
| Massachusetts | 1.52× | 815 |
| Colorado | 1.38× | 383 |
| Minnesota | 1.37× | 560 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Eve's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Eve.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Eve (2018).
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