Eva
Eva is a female given name: 99% of people named Eva are women, and it is recorded as female in 36 of the 36 countries covered.
Eva · Éva
- Verdict
- Female
- Male / female split
- 1% male / 99% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Czech Republic, Slovakia
- Also spelled
- Éva
- US births since 1880
- 1,001 male / 262,740 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Eva
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Eva," in English, "Guten Tag Eva," in German. Eva is a female given name: about 99% of people named Eva are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Eva,
German
Guten Tag Eva,
French
Bonjour Eva,
Spanish
Estimado/a Eva:
Chinese
Eva您好：
Japanese
Eva様
English
Hi Eva,
German
Hi Eva,
French
Salut Eva,
Spanish
Hola Eva,
Chinese
Eva你好：
Japanese
Evaさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | woman's name | 0% |
| Czech Republic | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovakia | very common | woman's name | 2% |
| Hungary | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Sweden | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Austria | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Iceland | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Germany | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Denmark | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Norway | common | woman's name | 2% |
| Albania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Switzerland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
Show all 36 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Spain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Slovenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belgium | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Finland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| East Frisia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Latvia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Armenia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| France | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Ireland | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Italy | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Luxembourg | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Netherlands | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Romania | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Russia | uncommon | woman's name | 2% |
| Belarus | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Croatia | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Moldova | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Portugal | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Bulgaria | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Israel | rare | woman's name | 2% |
| Malta | rare | woman's name | 2% |
United States birth data
1,001 male · 262,740 female · 263,741 births recorded
Since 1980: 0% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Eva a male or female name?
Eva is a female given name: 99% of people named Eva are women, and it is recorded as female in 36 of the 36 countries covered.
How do I address Eva in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Eva," in English, "Guten Tag Eva," in German. Eva is a female given name: about 99% of people named Eva are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Eva a unisex name?
Eva is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Eva are men. Eva leans strongly female overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Eva a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eva (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_eva,
title = {Is Eva a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/eva},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}