Eva
Eva is a girls' name of Hebrew origin meaning “life, living one.” It ranked #64 in the United States in 2025. The Latinate form of Eve, from the Hebrew Chavah meaning life or living.
how do you pronounce Eva?
EE-vah
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what does Eva mean?
The name Eva means “life, living one.” It comes from the Hebrew language tradition.
The Latinate form of Eve, from the Hebrew Chavah meaning life or living. It is widely used across Europe and the Americas and carries both biblical weight and modern elegance.
where does the name Eva come from?
From the Hebrew חַוָּה (Chavah), connected to a root meaning to live or to breathe. Genesis glosses it directly, calling her the mother of all living. Eva is the Latin form and the one most European languages adopted.
the history of Eva
Because the Greek Old Testament rendered Chavah as Zoe, meaning life, Eva and Zoe are the same name in two languages. Eva has been standard across Germany, Scandinavia, Italy and the Slavic countries for centuries, and Eva Perón gave it a forceful twentieth-century bearer in Argentina.
how popular is this name?
| Year | Rank |
|---|---|
| 2024 | #64 |
| 2023 | #66 |
| 2022 | #68 |
| 2021 | #71 |
| 2020 | #74 |
Source: SSA National Baby Names Dataset
what are the nicknames and variants of Eva?
Nicknames
Variants around the world
who are famous people named Eva?
- Eva Perón
- Eva Green
- Eva Longoria
what names are similar to Eva?
what names go well with Eva?
Sibling names that share Eva's rhythm and register without echoing it too closely.
Last reviewed April 30, 2026 · Curated by HushName editorial
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