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Girl name

Eva

As of 2025, Eva ranks #134 among American girls' names, according to Social Security records. 2,154 girls received the name that year. Popularity is fading: #93 five years ago, #134 now. SSA records for Eva go back to 1880; the peak came in 1889 at #31, with 1,372 babies named that year. Geographically, it's strongest in District of Columbia, where it ranks #57 among girl names.

Rankings

2025 rank
#134
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#31
in 1889 (1880s)
Babies in 2025
2,154
girls named Eva

Eva popularity, 1880–2025

0.22%0.43%0.65%0.86%18801900192019401960198020002020#31 in 1889
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 1889

Where Eva is most popular

Alaska: #112 (6 girls, 0.36% of girls born 2025)AK#112Maine: #73 (13 girls, 0.42% of girls born 2025)ME#73Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Eva in 2025VTNew Hampshire: #174 (7 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)NH#174Washington: #141 (49 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)WA#141Idaho: #244 (9 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)ID#244Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Eva in 2025MTNorth Dakota: #162 (6 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)ND#162Minnesota: #202 (27 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)MN#202Wisconsin: #127 (41 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)WI#127Michigan: #157 (54 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)MI#157New York: #82 (166 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)NY#82Massachusetts: #99 (56 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)MA#99Rhode Island: #150 (6 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)RI#150Oregon: #190 (19 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)OR#190Nevada: #95 (21 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)NV#95Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Eva in 2025WYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Eva in 2025SDIowa: #159 (20 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)IA#159Illinois: #154 (64 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)IL#154Indiana: #145 (46 girls, 0.16% of girls born 2025)IN#145Ohio: #162 (68 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)OH#162Pennsylvania: #156 (71 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)PA#156New Jersey: #102 (71 girls, 0.20% of girls born 2025)NJ#102Connecticut: #120 (24 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)CT#120California: #101 (289 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)CA#101Utah: #151 (29 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)UT#151Colorado: #127 (43 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)CO#127Nebraska: #182 (12 girls, 0.17% of girls born 2025)NE#182Missouri: #185 (33 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)MO#185Kentucky: #172 (26 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)KY#172West Virginia: #308 (5 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)WV#308Virginia: #121 (60 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)VA#121Maryland: #90 (46 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)MD#90Delaware: #167 (5 girls, 0.22% of girls born 2025)DE#167Arizona: #189 (35 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)AZ#189New Mexico: #94 (14 girls, 0.30% of girls born 2025)NM#94Kansas: #112 (28 girls, 0.24% of girls born 2025)KS#112Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Eva in 2025ARTennessee: #218 (36 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)TN#218North Carolina: #233 (46 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)NC#233South Carolina: #219 (22 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)SC#219District of Columbia: #57 (11 girls, 0.54% of girls born 2025)DC#57Oklahoma: #196 (20 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)OK#196Louisiana: #342 (13 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)LA#342Mississippi: #196 (13 girls, 0.15% of girls born 2025)MS#196Alabama: #135 (33 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)AL#135Georgia: #117 (82 girls, 0.18% of girls born 2025)GA#117Hawaii: #168 (5 girls, 0.23% of girls born 2025)HI#168Texas: #158 (205 girls, 0.13% of girls born 2025)TX#158Florida: #85 (186 girls, 0.21% of girls born 2025)FL#85
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: District of Columbia (#57), Maine (#73), Alaska (#112)

Uniqueness score

25/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Eva in the most recent year of SSA data.

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