Girls' name · since 1971
Ahuva
Ahuva has 1,922 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,935 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,922
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,922 babies have been named Ahuva since 1971, making it today's #1935 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahuva has been recorded 1,922 times among girls since 1971, currently ranked #1935 nationally and more common than 89% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #4,819 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,935 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,922 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ahuva ranks #4,819 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,935 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,922 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #4,819 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,935 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,922
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ahuva's 1,922 recorded births place it above 93.33% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Ahuva compares
1,922 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Ahuva's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ahuva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,922 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ahuva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ahuva splits its recorded history at 2000: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ahuva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Ahuva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (720 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Ahuva's strongest decade.
720 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Ahuva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s 91
1980s
91 births
- 1990s 162
1990s
162 births
- 2000s
2000s
376 births
- 2010s
2010s
720 births
- 2020s
2020s
528 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 720 births (37% of all-time use).
How Ahuva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ahuva's total volume
Ahuva by state
Where Ahuva concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 789 | 41.1% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 609 | 31.7% |
| #3 | Maryland | | 104 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 18 | 0.9% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.3% |
789 of 1,922 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Ahuva's data
- Ahuva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (720 total births) through the 2020s (528) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ahuvas (789 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ahuva
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Ahuva
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ahuva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~54 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ahuva draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.