Meaning of the nameEva
Eva is a feminine name of Hebrew origin, from ḥawwā, linked to 'to live' or 'to breathe'; in Genesis, it is the name of the first woman.
Meaning
“linked to the sense of 'to live' or 'to breathe'”
Source: Wiktionary: חוה (Hebrew) · Behind the Name: Eve
- People (2022)
- 146,658
- Rank in Brazil
- #230
- Median age
- 56 years
- 2010 Census
- 161,039
- people
Eva in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Eva, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (33,930 people).
146,016 women 642 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Eva is most common
States with the highest share of people named Eva in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.195%
- Tocantins 0.170%
- Piauí 0.120%
- Minas Gerais 0.107%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.107%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 23,694 | 0.053% |
| Minas Gerais | 22,052 | 0.107% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 21,249 | 0.195% |
| Paraná | 12,034 | 0.105% |
| Bahia | 7,097 | 0.050% |
| Goiás | 6,958 | 0.099% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 6,874 | 0.043% |
| Maranhão | 5,932 | 0.088% |
| Santa Catarina | 5,785 | 0.076% |
| Pará | 4,037 | 0.050% |
| Piauí | 3,923 | 0.120% |
| Mato Grosso | 3,769 | 0.103% |
| Pernambuco | 3,167 | 0.035% |
| Ceará | 2,994 | 0.034% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 2,959 | 0.107% |
| Tocantins | 2,572 | 0.170% |
| Espírito Santo | 2,365 | 0.062% |
| Distrito Federal | 1,928 | 0.068% |
| Rondônia | 1,395 | 0.088% |
| Paraíba | 1,351 | 0.034% |
| Amazonas | 1,065 | 0.027% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 1,029 | 0.031% |
| Alagoas | 890 | 0.029% |
| Sergipe | 574 | 0.026% |
| Roraima | 371 | 0.058% |
| Acre | 334 | 0.040% |
| Amapá | 260 | 0.035% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Eva
Eva came into Portuguese through Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin Eva, which comes from Hebrew ḥawwā. Wiktionary links the Hebrew name to the Semitic root *ḥyw, 'to live', and Behind the Name relates it to Hebrew ḥawa, 'to breathe', or to ḥaya, 'to live'. It is the name of the first woman in the Genesis account. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 146,658 people named Eva, with a median age of 56; the name appears in every age group, from born before 1940 to 2020 to 2022, with the largest number in the 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Eva · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Wiktionary: חוה (Hebrew) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Eve · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Eva · behindthename.com · usage
Questions about the name Eva
What does the name Eva mean?
Eva means “linked to the sense of 'to live' or 'to breathe'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Eva in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 146,658 people with the first name Eva, which ranks it number 230 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Eva a boy's or a girl's name?
Eva is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 146,016 women and 642 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Eva?
Eva is a name of Hebrew and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Eva most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.195% of the state's population is named Eva (21,249 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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