Given name
Yeva
“giver of life; a lively woman”
In Slavic use, Yeva carries the interpretation “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Slavic use, Yeva carries the interpretation “giver of life; a lively woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Slavic.
How it developed
Yeva is used as a form of Eve.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2004. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Yeva is a form of Eve. The history of Eve gives this family its wider story. Eve has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Yeva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 318
- 0 boys · 318 girls
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 26
- #5,093 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +18%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 26 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,093 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 18.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (10). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 780 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Yeva’s family of names
Yeva is a form of Eve. Yeva has a related form in Yetsye. Yeva has a related form in Yevah.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 5
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Yeva
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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