Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Eva

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Eva
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1918

Peak era

1918

Peak rank proxy

4,563

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19182024

Peak year

1918

Decline from peak

49.7%

2024

2,296

All-time

282,580

Eva is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1918, when 4,563 girls were named Eva.

In 2024, only 2,296 girls were given the name.

Down 49.7% from its peak.

All told, about 282,580 Americans have been named Eva and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationGreatest Generation

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1918

19184,563 girls named Eva

20242,296 girls named Eva

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