How Many People Are Named Eve?
An estimated 23,393 people in the United States have the first name Eve. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Eve peaked in popularity in 2017 with 732 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Eve as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Eve paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
23,393
About 1 in 14,652 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
2017
732 births
Total Registered
28,926
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Eve
Eve is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 28,926 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Eve as a female name
Ranked #569 in 2024
529 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (732 births)
Eve: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Eve span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,355 babies were registered. While Eve is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Eve by Decade
How has Eve tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 94 | 0 | 94 | |
| 1890s | 218 | 0 | 218 | |
| 1900s | 467 | 0 | 467 | |
| 1910s | 1,160 | 0 | 1,160 | |
| 1920s | 874 | 0 | 874 | |
| 1930s | 624 | 0 | 624 | |
| 1940s | 1,061 | 0 | 1,061 | |
| 1950s | 2,335 | 0 | 2,335 | |
| 1960s | 2,609 | 0 | 2,609 | |
| 1970s | 2,174 | 0 | 2,174 | |
| 1980s | 1,619 | 0 | 1,619 | |
| 1990s | 1,672 | 0 | 1,672 | |
| 2000s | 4,792 | 0 | 4,792 | |
| 2010s | 6,355 | 0 | 6,355 | |
| 2020s | 2,872 | 0 | 2,872 | |
Eve by State
Birth registrations for Eve span all 49 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Wyoming, Montana, Mississippi. On average, about 463 Eves were registered per state.
Eve + Last Name Combinations
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Eve: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Eve?
We estimate approximately 23,393 people named Eve are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 14,652 Americans share this first name.
Is Eve a common name?
Eve is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28,926 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Eve most popular?
Eve reached peak popularity in 2017, when 732 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Eve is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Eve a female name?
Eve is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Eve Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Eve Smith, Eve Johnson, Eve Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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