US rank #569 Girls' name Peak 2017 28,926 births

Eve — #569 US girls' name

28,926 babies named Eve in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s941890s2181900s4671910s11601920s8741930s6241940s10611950s23351960s26091970s21741980s16191990s16722000s47922010s63552020s2872
#569
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Eve was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

732 babies were named Eve in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Eve

The Social Security Administration has registered 28,926 babies named Eve between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Eve currently holds the #569 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 732 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Eve performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 6,355 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Eve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 3,629 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Eve in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Eve in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28,926 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Eve at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

28,926

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2017

732 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#569

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Eve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2017)
732
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-2000200400600800 202420051986196719481929191018911880 7

Eve by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
6,355 births that decade — 22% of Eve's all-time total
1880s941890s2181900s4671910s11601920s8741930s6241940s10611950s23351960s26091970s21741980s16191990s16722000s47922010s63552020s2872

Eve by state

Where Eve concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Eve
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
3,629 12.5%
#2 California
2,926 10.1%
#3 Pennsylvania
1,528 5.3%
#4 Illinois
1,373 4.7%
#5 Texas
1,346 4.7%
#6 Ohio
1,069 3.7%
#7 Michigan
889 3.1%
#8 Massachusetts
853 2.9%
New York share of Eve's total US births 12.5%
Even split

3,629 of 28,926 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Eve appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Eve?
28,926 babies have been named Eve since 1880. It currently ranks #569 among girls. The peak year was 2017 with 732 births.
When was Eve most popular?
Eve was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,355 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Eve most popular?
The top states for the name Eve are New York (3,629 births), California (2,926 births), Pennsylvania (1,528 births).
How long has the name Eve been used?
Eve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Eve?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Evelyn, Everly, Everleigh, Evelynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.