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Eva

Female#156 most common in Croatia6,586 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Life; living one
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Eva

From Hebrew, meaning 'life'; Eve was the first woman in the biblical account. A timeless name across cultures.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
December 24 (Adam i Eva)

Popularity with newborns

  • Girls · 2025 · 270 births · #8 that year
Position on the annual list
Eva — Position on the annual list#8#9#10#12#13#14201720182019202020212022202320242025

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

6,586 people in Croatia are called Eva, according to the 2021 census. That is #156 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Eva is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

BiblicalClassicReligiousInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Eva

  • EveThe first woman in the Bible
  • Eva PerónArgentine political figure

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.