Name
Eve
Meaning
Eve is a feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning “life, living one”.
Eve anglicizes the Hebrew Chawwah, understood as life or living one, the name scripture gives the mother of all the living. As a given name it is the rare biblical heavyweight that stays feather-light, a single syllable that contains the whole human story's first chapter.
A steady US top-500 girls' name, with the variant Eva ranking far higher.
Popularity in the United States
Girls
Ranked #519 in 2025 · peak #436 in 2017
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Gender
- Feminine
- Pronounced
- /EEV/
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Questions
Eve is a feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning “life, living one”. Eve anglicizes the Hebrew Chawwah, understood as life or living one, the name scripture gives the mother of all the living.
Eve is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. It is a steady US top-500 girls' name, with the variant Eva ranking far higher.
The name Eve comes from Hebrew. Eve anglicizes the Hebrew Chawwah, understood as life or living one, the name scripture gives the mother of all the living. As a given name it is the rare biblical heavyweight that stays feather-light, a single syllable that contains the whole human story's first chapter.
Eve is pronounced EEV.
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