Eve is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Eve means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Eve across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Eve has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Eve is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “life, living”. From Hebrew Chavah, the biblical first woman.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 29,510 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 14,798 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 2,997 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 1,075 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3,339 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Eve per year, England & Wales (1996 to 2025). England & Wales peaked in 2001 (976/yr) · United States peaked in 2017 (732/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2005 (179/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2011 (164/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2007 (70/yr).
Eve has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2017, when it ranked #868 nationally (given to 1,153 babies that year).
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