Eva as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Eva

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The baby name Eva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈiːvə/ (EE-vuh),/ˈɛvə/ (EH-vuh),/ˈeβa/ or /ˈeva/ (Spanish/Italian: EH-vah).

Eva is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 2.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: /ˈiːvə/ (EE-vuh),/ˈɛvə/ (EH-vuh),/ˈeβa/ or /ˈeva/ (Spanish/Italian: EH-vah)

What is the meaning of the name Eva ?

The baby name Eva is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈiːvə/ (EE-vuh),/ˈɛvə/ (EH-vuh),/ˈeβa/ or /ˈeva/ (Spanish/Italian: EH-vah).

Eva is Hebrew in Origin.

Eva is the pan-European form of Eve, from Latin Eva via the Hebrew Chava/Chavah, interpreted as "life," "living one," or "to breathe." Carried by the Vulgate into Christian naming traditions, Eva appears in records across medieval and early modern Spain, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, and Slavic lands, and it regained English popularity in the 19th century. Linked to the biblical mother of humankind, it carried strong religious resonance.

Internationally portable and unfussy, Eva stays common in many countries today. Cognates and variants include Eve (English/French), Ewa (Polish), Yeva (Russian/Ukrainian), Éva (Hungarian), Eeva (Finnish), and Ieva (Latvian/Lithuanian). Diminutives range from Evie and Evy to the Spanish Evita. Though sometimes associated with Ava, that name has separate roots. The enduring meaning centers on life, vitality, and human beginnings.

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Eva Riccobono

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Eva	dos Santos				Cristiano Ronaldo	association footballer	★★★★★
Eva	Bergman				Ingmar Bergman	film director	★★★★★
Eva	Amurri	Susan Sarandon	television actor	★★★★★	Franco Amurri	film director	★★★★★
Eva	Menzelová	Olga Menzelová	film producer	★★★★★	Jiří Menzel	film director	★★★★★

Eva – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2025	#1	—	411
NL	Girls	2014	#4	563	73
IR	Girls	0	#5	14,612	8,334
Belgium	Girls	2024	#6	335	424
CZ	Girls	0	#6	14,433	5,378
Iceland		0	#8	30	71
KR		0	#8	1	201
Iceland	Girls	0	#9	85	132
SI		0	#12	125	1,612
AL	Girls	0	#13	521	4,141
Spain	Girls	0	#14	32,071	5,561
HK	Girls	0	#14	4,504	16,104
MO		0	#14	39	2,706
TW	Girls	0	#14	625	8,139
IR		0	#15	1,068	4,221
KR	Girls	0	#15	1	572
CZ		0	#16	1,093	3,154
BF	Girls	0	#17	1	315
MO	Girls	0	#17	435	7,056
SV	Girls	0	#17	2	458
GR	Girls	0	#18	861	6,293
SI	Girls	0	#18	346	2,769
MV		0	#19	1	644
Norway	Girls	2025	#20	198	453
Austria	Girls	0	#21	3,956	1,885
ID	Girls	0	#21	93	3,319
TW		0	#22	86	4,523
New Zealand	Girls	2010	#24	142	98
HN	Girls	0	#24	13	884
France	Girls	2021	#26	1,709	3,185
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#26	162	1,786
AL		0	#28	49	2,372
Austria		0	#28	403	850
EE		0	#28	10	1,051
ID		0	#28	12	2,238
Spain		0	#30	2,169	2,326
BN		0	#31	2	2,297
NA		0	#31	3	2,537
Canada	Girls	2024	#32	549	2,795
BI	Girls	0	#33	1	726
TM	Girls	0	#33	3	574
MV	Girls	0	#34	2	2,021
GR		0	#35	162	3,911
CN	Girls	0	#36	849	8,829
HK		0	#36	604	8,483
TM	Boys	0	#36	1	614
MT		0	#39	5	1,767
GE		0	#41	4	997
AZ		0	#43	1	706
CY	Girls	0	#43	96	3,755
DK	Girls	0	#43	1,001	7,429
BI	Boys	0	#44	1	917
HU	Girls	0	#45	546	3,308
IT	Girls	2024	#46	762	47
LU		0	#47	20	2,830
CY		0	#48	12	1,632
PR		0	#50	6	1,497
Austria	Girls	2024	#53	132	60
CM		0	#53	4	2,592
NL	Girls	0	#53	5,533	5,933
CN		0	#55	31	3,857
BG		0	#56	25	1,799
HU		0	#57	70	1,675
BG	Girls	0	#58	239	3,559
AO	Girls	0	#60	197	4,575
NA	Girls	0	#60	224	7,146
EE	Girls	0	#63	86	1,888
AO		0	#64	13	2,729
DK		0	#66	199	5,198
BO	Girls	0	#70	2,454	9,488
Germany	Girls	0	#70	6,627	4,949
LT		0	#71	17	949
AZ	Girls	0	#72	4	1,051
JP		0	#73	5	4,057
AF		0	#76	1	1,883
BD	Girls	0	#76	607	8,413
NL		0	#76	500	2,481
PH		0	#76	21	5,607
MV	Boys	0	#79	1	3,375
RS		0	#80	5	923
BN	Girls	0	#81	26	5,459
MD	Girls	0	#81	10	865
QA		0	#81	20	7,011
GE	Girls	0	#85	20	1,564
RU	Girls	0	#85	2,089	11,913
Germany		0	#88	724	2,542
JM		0	#88	6	3,714
PR	Girls	0	#88	81	3,171
MX	Girls	0	#90	10,373	17,781
KZ		0	#92	3	1,452
AF	Girls	0	#93	2	2,402
LU	Girls	0	#96	100	4,850
HR	Girls	0	#97	407	3,687
LT	Girls	0	#98	142	1,904
SD		0	#100	3	2,130
PT	Girls	0	#101	1,332	7,952
KW		0	#102	15	5,216
MU		0	#103	34	3,613
PH	Girls	0	#105	371	13,098
RS	Girls	0	#105	31	1,651
GH	Girls	0	#108	412	6,973
MU	Girls	0	#108	338	8,539
Sweden	Girls	2022	#110	73	1,568
PA		0	#110	21	3,797
EC		0	#114	8	2,502
OM		0	#115	7	6,215
United States	Girls	2024	#118	2,296	8,487
PA	Girls	0	#118	644	9,861
IQ		0	#119	11	3,533
PE	Girls	0	#120	4,336	14,861
AR	Girls	0	#121	1,589	8,289
BW	Girls	0	#121	28	4,216
EE	Boys	0	#125	1	2,087
UY	Girls	0	#128	968	6,731
MT	Girls	0	#129	23	3,773
GT	Girls	0	#130	710	7,500
AZ	Boys	0	#131	1	1,400
BD		0	#132	97	5,992
Finland	Girls	2026	#133	4,329	3,895
HR		0	#135	45	2,081
BR	Girls	0	#136	3,793	12,708
BN	Boys	0	#137	3	6,332
CR		0	#138	21	5,526
PT		0	#138	138	4,161
JO		0	#140	1	2,158
OM	Girls	0	#141	286	15,987
SG	Girls	0	#143	773	18,916
QA	Girls	0	#144	182	15,378
Finland	Girls	0	#150	531	1,368
RU		0	#151	39	3,641
UY		0	#151	27	2,477
GH		0	#152	100	5,396
AE		0	#153	25	10,220
BO		0	#153	288	6,868
BW	Boys	0	#154	1	4,685
EC	Girls	0	#154	89	3,650
AR		0	#156	31	2,915
CL	Girls	0	#161	2,922	14,098
IL	Girls	0	#165	894	11,648
AE	Girls	0	#168	475	20,968
IT	Girls	0	#169	14,932	9,415
PS		0	#169	50	5,692
HU	Boys	0	#173	2	3,954
KZ	Girls	0	#174	211	5,862
MX		0	#177	281	8,339
PL		0	#178	35	2,600
MY	Girls	0	#180	1,996	24,821
IL		0	#194	82	6,291
GT		0	#198	119	5,948
JP	Girls	0	#198	48	6,592
PL	Girls	0	#198	231	5,096
CR	Girls	0	#199	493	11,342
PS	Girls	0	#199	502	10,981
SG		0	#199	71	11,010
KW	Girls	0	#204	362	19,177
MY		0	#206	131	12,352
JO	Girls	0	#208	125	7,570
Finland		0	#209	105	830
SI	Boys	0	#211	1	3,402
IQ	Girls	0	#216	366	11,303
BG	Boys	0	#218	3	3,850
LU	Boys	0	#219	2	4,970
PE		0	#220	92	6,350
IT		0	#221	1,183	4,183
JM	Girls	0	#222	38	7,507
MO	Boys	0	#228	7	5,842
SD	Girls	0	#228	119	7,678
CO	Girls	0	#231	3,358	16,140
CM	Girls	0	#237	405	11,671
AO	Boys	0	#241	9	5,568
SA	Girls	0	#242	1,102	25,931
NG		0	#243	22	5,926
EC	Boys	0	#244	3	3,322
NA	Boys	0	#251	3	6,830
TW	Boys	0	#251	6	7,111
HR	Boys	0	#255	5	3,997
JM	Boys	0	#255	18	6,876
EG	Girls	0	#257	1,914	14,742
SA		0	#258	38	10,560
LB		0	#259	602	13,263
CZ	Boys	0	#261	44	6,530
BR		0	#263	84	5,969
GR	Boys	0	#269	5	6,912
KZ	Boys	0	#280	10	6,578
AL	Boys	0	#287	12	5,122
SY		0	#288	762	11,684
ZA	Girls	0	#289	2,116	25,928
CL		0	#297	118	6,867
JP	Boys	0	#303	1	7,909
CN	Boys	0	#307	13	9,639
EG		0	#317	85	6,387
DK	Boys	0	#332	1	7,401
GH	Boys	0	#336	10	8,138
PL	Boys	0	#339	2	6,459
LY		0	#346	201	12,703
YE		0	#357	25	8,639
MU	Boys	0	#365	5	8,477
PH	Boys	0	#373	11	11,440
CO		0	#375	107	7,768
PT	Boys	0	#377	5	7,951
ZA		0	#381	67	14,421
UY	Boys	0	#384	16	5,922
JO	Boys	0	#389	1	7,057
BH		0	#412	142	17,937
NG	Girls	0	#413	486	15,093
Austria	Boys	0	#429	14	2,180
AR	Boys	0	#450	18	7,628
RU	Boys	0	#461	45	12,621
SD	Boys	0	#462	5	10,523
GT	Boys	0	#465	10	7,625
PA	Boys	0	#472	10	9,305
CR	Boys	0	#477	11	10,188
HK	Boys	0	#485	43	12,905
CM	Boys	0	#492	59	12,054
IR	Boys	0	#506	47	10,162
BD	Boys	0	#509	68	10,045
IN	Girls	0	#532	100	13,121
BO	Boys	0	#543	50	9,244
DZ		0	#547	876	20,130
PS	Boys	0	#554	8	10,655
IL	Boys	0	#596	12	10,983
TN		0	#639	199	13,765
IQ	Boys	0	#643	25	13,071
CL	Boys	0	#644	22	13,390
SG	Boys	0	#678	20	17,960
MA		0	#680	519	20,986
QA	Boys	0	#695	13	18,093
BR	Boys	0	#706	46	12,213
KW	Boys	0	#741	29	18,755
Spain	Boys	0	#770	162	5,610
MX	Boys	0	#811	174	16,355
NG	Boys	0	#820	132	16,906
PE	Boys	0	#822	57	14,506
EG	Boys	0	#828	59	15,035
OM	Boys	0	#851	31	17,948
CO	Boys	0	#868	53	15,656
TR		0	#880	355	19,440
United States	Boys	2023	#894	5	7,053
Germany	Boys	0	#927	26	5,697
NL	Boys	0	#933	19	5,873
IN	Boys	0	#1,031	9	16,750
MY	Boys	0	#1,037	75	25,439
AE	Boys	0	#1,055	38	22,615
ZA	Boys	0	#1,092	87	25,619
IT	Boys	0	#1,317	155	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,530	85	28,008

Eva is popular in 99 countries — most recent births per country:

France

Norway

Ireland

Scotland, United Kingdom

Austria

Canada

Belgium

Brussels, Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

Wallonia, Belgium

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

New South Wales, Australia

England & Wales, United Kingdom

Germany

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New York City (Hispanic), United States

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

New Zealand