Eva

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Eva

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, German, Spanish
Etymology:
Eva is the Latinate form of Eve, the English form of a Hebrew name, Chavva (or Chaba, Chabah, Chava, Chaka, Chayka, Chaya). It originally meant “Life,” or “Lively.”

History:
Although Eve had been present in England since the late 12th century. It was the Latinate form, Eva, that caught on after the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published in 1852. One the favorite characters from it was named “Little Eva.”

See Eve for additional information.

Pronunciation: eve-ah, ay-vah

Diminutives: Evie.

Famous Bearers:
Artists and Authors:
Eva Figes (1932-)
English novelist.

Fictional Characters:
Little Eva (1852)
From Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin.

Miscellaneous:
Eva Braun Hitler (1912-1945)
Mistress of Adolf Hitler.

Political Figures:
Eva Perón (1919-1952)
Wife of Juan Perón, President of Argentina. Subject of the musical Evita.

Singers and Entertainers:
Eva Tanguay (1878-1947)
American comedian and singer.
Eva Le Gallienne (1899-1991)
American actress, director, and producer.
Eva Gabor (1921-1995)
Hungarian-American actress.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.159 % named Eva

Popularity of Eva:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1800: 96th most popular.
1850: 104th most popular.
1875: 50th most popular.
1900-1910: 39th most popular.
1910-1920: 53rd most popular.
1920-1930: 69th most popular.
1930-1940: 105th most popular.
1940-1950: 151st most popular.
1950-1960: 187th most popular.
1960-1970: 226th most popular.
1970-1980: 300th most popular.
1980-1990: 310th most popular.
1990: 322nd most popular.
1991: 314th most popular.
1992: 331st most popular.
1993: 340th most popular.
1994: 337th most popular.
1995: 335th most popular.
1996: 345th most popular.
1997: 352nd most popular.
1998: 343rd most popular.
1999: 308th most popular.
2000: 292nd most popular.
2001: 313th most popular.
2001: 275th most popular.
2002: 239th most popular.
2003: 215th most popular.

In France...
1900: 106th most popular.
1910: 106th most popular.
1920: 131st most popular.
1930: 177th most popular.
1934: 199th most popular.
1940-1970: N/A
1982: 189th most popular.
1980: 159th most popular.
1990: 98th most popular.
2000: 26th most popular.

In Ireland...
1998: 66th most popular.
1999: 61st most popular.
2000: 58th most popular.
2001: 45th most popular.
2002: 50th most popular.
2003: 55th most popular.