Girls' name · since 1880
Eve
Eve has 29,510 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,510
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
29,510 babies have been named Eve since 1880, making it today's #519 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Eve recorded 29,510 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #519 nationally today, ahead of 97% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #847 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #519 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 29,510 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Eve ranks #847 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #519 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 29,510 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #847 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #519 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 29,510
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Eve's 29,510 recorded births place it above 98.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
49 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Eve compares
29,510 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Eve's all-time total is 78x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Eve | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 29,510 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 732 | 21 | 19,840 |
Eve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Eve's full recorded timeline at 1953, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 732 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Eve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 732
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Eve by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (6,355 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Eve's strongest decade.
6,355 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Eve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 94
1880s
94 births
- 1890s 218
1890s
218 births
- 1900s 467
1900s
467 births
- 1910s 1,160
1910s
1,160 births
- 1920s 874
1920s
874 births
- 1930s 624
1930s
624 births
- 1940s 1,061
1940s
1,061 births
- 1950s 2,335
1950s
2,335 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,609 births
- 1970s 2,174
1970s
2,174 births
- 1980s 1,619
1980s
1,619 births
- 1990s 1,673
1990s
1,673 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,792 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,355 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,455 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,355 births (22% of all-time use).
How Eve compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Eve's total volume
Eve by state
Where Eve concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,683 | 12.5% |
| #2 | California | | 3,011 | 10.2% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 1,549 | 5.2% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 1,399 | 4.7% |
| #5 | Texas | | 1,382 | 4.7% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 1,088 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 902 | 3.1% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 871 | 3.0% |
3,683 of 29,510 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.
Eve appears in 49 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Eve's data
- Eve's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,355 total births) through the 2020s (3,455) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Eves (3,683 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Eve: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Eve draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.