Eve

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Eve: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Eve: Recorded since 1964, it reached #36 in 2006, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

5registrars recorded it
123times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#36highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Eve's record

Held a top-100 place for 28 years running. Names by top-100 run
Moved 190 places between two consecutive years — its largest recorded change. Names by largest single-year move

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#127
1997	#124
1998	#106
1999	#85
2000	#78
2001	#50
2002	#57
2003	#65
2004	#61
2005	#55
2006	#64
2007	#75
2008	#84
2009	#92
2010	#112
2011	#129
2012	#134
2013	#131
2014	#159
2015	#161
2016	#190
2017	#215
2018	#183
2019	#181
2020	#192
2021	#181
2022	#252
2023	#286
2024	#242

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 60 of the 62 years from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #79 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #124 among girls in Scotland, #144 among girls in Northern Ireland, #242 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Eve appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 60 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 3,339 births with the name.

Eve across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Eve's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#300 (1964)	#45 (2011)	#75 (2025)	60 of 62	3,339 (1964–2025)	164 (2011)
England and Wales · Girls	#127 (1996)	#50 (2001)	#242 (2024)	29 of 29	14,920 (1996–2024)	976 (2001)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#121 (1997)	#36 (2006)	#144 (2024)	28 of 28	1,075 (1997–2024)	70 (2007)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#98 (2011)	#84 (2012)	#98 (2016)	5 of 6	387 (2011–2016)	88 (2012)

Eve by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Eve in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	20	4 of 10	5
1970s	100	10 of 10	10
1980s	129	10 of 10	13
1990s	306	10 of 10	31
2000s	1,027	10 of 10	103
2010sbusiest	1,277	10 of 10	128
2020s	480	6 of 10	80

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 128 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2000 and 2001, when recorded births rose by 50, from 76 to 126.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Eve appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #36 in Northern Ireland in 2006.

Eve's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#242	199	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#286	157	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#252	189	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#181	281	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#192	258	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#181	275	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#183	286	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#215	242	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#190	289	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#161	338	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#159	352	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#131	408	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#134	430	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#129	446	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#112	511	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#92	638	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#84	742	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#75	805	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#64	930	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#55	964	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#61	933	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#65	830	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#57	907	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#50	976	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#78	675	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#85	614	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#106	484	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#124	392	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#127	369	High	Verified
2016	New South Wales, Australia	female	#98	73	Insufficient	Not yet available
2015	New South Wales, Australia	female	#94	79	Insufficient	Not yet available
2013	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	70	Insufficient	Not yet available
2012	New South Wales, Australia	female	#84	88	Insufficient	Not yet available
2011	New South Wales, Australia	female	#98	77	Insufficient	Not yet available
2024	Northern Ireland	female	#144	14	High	Verified
2023	Northern Ireland	female	#84	25	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#114	19	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#89	25	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#88	24	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#78	30	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#77	30	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#88	26	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#75	34	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#88	29	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#64	36	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#63	36	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#64	40	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#62	39	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#56	46	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#52	47	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#43	56	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#38	70	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#36	60	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#39	69	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#45	49	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#42	55	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#47	50	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#40	59	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#71	29	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#64	33	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#85	27	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#121	18	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#75	66	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#79	64	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#76	72	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#64	83	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#62	96	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#54	99	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#53	107	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#48	121	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#58	109	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#49	128	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#48	133	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#48	133	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#59	122	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#50	138	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#45	164	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#60	122	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#62	118	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#62	114	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#73	87	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#57	117	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#57	106	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#59	101	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#56	91	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#58	91	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#46	126	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#64	76	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#86	50	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#68	56	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#145	35	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#160	31	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#146	31	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#206	19	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#164	27	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	23	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#187	23	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#281	11	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#285	11	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#344	8	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#287	12	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#294	11	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#283	12	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#252	15	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	14	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#248	18	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#287	13	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#274	15	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#346	8	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#315	10	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#235	18	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#344	7	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#262	13	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#340	7	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#317	9	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#259	13	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#257	12	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#447	3	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#327	5	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	6	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#300	5	High	Verified
2024	Scotland	female	#124	36	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 60 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #36, first reached in 2006.

It held a top-100 place in 28 years, 28 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 976 births, registered in England and Wales in 2001.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 60 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Evanna · #364, 22y
Evans · #2544, 13y
Evee · #2438, 21y
Eveleen · #393, 22y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Alina · #37, 63y
Damien · #34, 62y
Cora · #33, 62y
Sabrina · #39, 55y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Claudia · #36, 65y
Angelina · #35, 51y
Angus · #35, 50y
Austin · #37, 62y

Eve was ranked #36 in Northern Ireland · Girls in 2006. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Eve and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Eve without appearing here.

Eve moved ahead of

Hanna Compare
In 1974 they stood at #340 and #340 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1975 that had become #262 and #503.
Florence Compare
In 1976 they stood at #344 and #284 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1977 that had become #235 and #468.
Jude Compare
In 1976 they stood at #340 and #340 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1977 that had become #235 and #468.
Teresa Compare
In 1997 they stood at #145 and #137 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1998 that had become #68 and #270.

Moved ahead of Eve

Leah Compare
In 1975 they stood at #262 and #274 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1976 that had become #344 and #229.
Maeve Compare
In 2019 they stood at #181 and #218 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2020 that had become #192 and #94.
Harper Compare
In 2013 they stood at #131 and #160 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2014 that had become #159 and #89.
Maia Compare
In 2021 they stood at #181 and #210 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2022 that had become #252 and #184.

Moved the opposite way to Eve

Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 while Amanda went from #118 to #608.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 while Angela went from #24 to #608.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 while Ann went from #4 to #443.
Anne Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 while Anne went from #5 to #544.

Moved the same way as Eve

Ada Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 and Ada from #372 to #45.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 and Amelia from #300 to #12.
Annie Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 and Annie from #112 to #33.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eve went from #300 to #75 and Aoife from #206 to #34.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #36 in Northern Ireland in 2006. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Eve

Eve at a glance

What stands out in Eve's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Eve across 4 official records

Eve by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Eve appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Eve

Eve and the names beside it

Eve moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Eve

Moved the opposite way to Eve

Moved the same way as Eve

Eve at a glance

What stands out in Eve's record

Eve across 4 official records

Eve by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Eve appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Eve

Eve and the names beside it

Eve moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Eve

Moved the opposite way to Eve

Moved the same way as Eve