Eve

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 22 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Eve is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Estonian given name18K records spelled Eve12 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Estonia, Finland, United States, United Kingdom

  Languages: Estonian, Finnish, Hungarian

  Also written Ëve, Ēve, Ëvê, Ève, Evë

• a separate given name17K records spelled Eve4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Italy

  Also written Ève, Evé, Éve

• Swahili given name3.7K records spelled Eve6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, Kenya, South Africa, United Kingdom

  Languages: Swahili, Southern Sotho

  Also written Ève, Evé

• Indonesian given name2.6K records spelled Eve5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Indonesia, United States, Philippines, Malaysia

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Ève, Evë, Êvê

• Turkish given name1.3K records spelled Eve4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Türkiye, South Africa

  Languages: Turkish, Azerbaijani

  Also written Ëvê, Ève

• Italian given name1.0K records spelled Eve2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Philippines

  Also written Ève

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Eve is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Derived from the Hebrew name Ḥawwāh (חַוָּה), which is related to the root ḥ-y-h meaning 'to live'. Genesis 3:20 explicitly interprets the name as 'the mother of all living'.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• A classic name of Hebrew origin meaning 'life' or 'living', symbolizing vitality and the origin of humanity.

  as a name·Biblical Names Compiled Database

• In English, from Latin Eva/Eve; first attested Eva Hy 2 DC (L)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• English vernacular form of the name borne in the Bible by the first woman, created from one of Adam’s ribs (Genesis 2: 22). It derives, via Latin Eva, from Hebrew Havva, which is considered to be a variant of the vocabulary word hayya ‘living’ or ‘animal’. Adam gave names to all the animals (Genesis 2: 19-20) and then to his wife, who was ‘the mother of all living’ (Genesis 3:20). Pet form: Evie.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• In English, The day or night before, usually used for holidays, such as Christmas Eve.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Eve Ardenb. 1908USAmerican actress (1908–1990)
• Eve Brentb. 1929USactress (1929–2011)
• Eve Enslerb. 1953USAmerican playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist (born 1953)
• Diane Warrenb. 1956USnot in their usual nameAmerican songwriter (born 1956)
• Jennie Garthb. 1972USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress
• Eveb. 1978USAmerican rapper and actress
• Eve Mylesb. 1978GBWelsh actress (born 1978)
• Eve Torresb. 1984USAmerican professional wrestler and Jiu-Jitsu trainer
• Joss Stoneb. 1987GBnot in their usual nameEnglish singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1987)
• Eve Hewsonb. 1991IEIrish actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 769 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Eve?

We estimate roughly 261 thousand people bear Eve (counting its spellings and scripts) across 8 countries in our records.

In which country does Eve have the most bearers?

We estimate about 229 thousand people bear Eve in France, more than in any other country in our records, where it is most often spelled eve.

Where is Eve most common?

Eve is densest in France, where the national register counts about 1 in 296 people carrying it.

How common is Eve compared with other names?

In France, Eve is the 609th most common given name of 711,207 given names recorded there.

Is Eve a male or female name?

Eve is a male name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Eve mean?

Recorded meaning: In Abrahamic traditions, Eve represents the mother of humanity.