Eve
From Hebrew Chavvah, tied to a verb meaning to live and understood as life or living one. Genesis gives it to the first woman.
Eve in 2025
Eve was given to 577 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,050th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,746 babies born.
The history of Eve
Eve reached its highest point in 2017, when 732 babies were given the name, ranking 868th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 653rd, in 1907.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 29,510 babies have been named Eve. Half of them were born before 1999, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Eve by decade
| Decade | Babies named Eve | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | 1,096 |
| 1890s | 218 | 836 |
| 1900s | 467 | 653 |
| 1910s | 1,160 | 739 |
| 1920s | 874 | 1,277 |
| 1930s | 624 | 1,410 |
| 1940s | 1,061 | 1,168 |
| 1950s | 2,335 | 951 |
| 1960s | 2,609 | 977 |
| 1970s | 2,174 | 1,155 |
| 1980s | 1,619 | 1,313 |
| 1990s | 1,673 | 1,285 |
| 2000s | 4,792 | 1,001 |
| 2010s | 6,355 | 868 |
| 2020s | 3,455 | 925 |
Where Eve is heading
Eve has fallen 15% over the past decade, from 680 babies in 2015 to 577 in 2025.
Names like Eve
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Eve.