US rank #11340 Girls' name Peak 2018 219 births

Haifa — #11340 US girls' name

219 babies named Haifa in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s231990s282000s472010s902020s31
#11340
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 36% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Haifa was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

15 babies were named Haifa in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Haifa

The Social Security Administration has registered 219 babies named Haifa between 1980 and 2024, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Haifa currently holds the #11340 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Haifa performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 90 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Haifa shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Haifa in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Haifa in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 219 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Haifa at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

219

Since 1980

45 years of records

Peak year

2018

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#11,340

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1980

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2024

Haifa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1980

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
15
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
05101520 20242019201520102005199219821980 6

Haifa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
90 births that decade — 41% of Haifa's all-time total
1980s231990s282000s472010s902020s31

Haifa by state

Where Haifa concentrates geographically — total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Haifa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 2.7%
California share of Haifa's total US births 2.7%

6 of 219 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Haifa?
219 babies have been named Haifa since 1980. It currently ranks #11340 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 15 births.
When was Haifa most popular?
Haifa was most popular in the 2010s decade with 90 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Haifa most popular?
The top states for the name Haifa are California (6 births).
How long has the name Haifa been used?
Haifa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 45 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Haifa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Hailey, Hailee, Hailie, Haisley, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1980–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.