US rank #12407 Girls' name Peak 2022 313 births

Hava — #12407 US girls' name

313 babies named Hava in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s241980s241990s322000s722010s1112020s50
#12407
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 30% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Hava was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

18 babies were named Hava in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Hava

The Social Security Administration has registered 313 babies named Hava between 1973 and 2024, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Hava currently holds the #12407 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Hava performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 111 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Hava shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Hava in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Hava 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 313 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.

Hava at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

313

Since 1973

52 years of records

Peak year

2022

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,407

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1973

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2024

Hava popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1973

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
18
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
05101520 202420192014200920041998198219751973 5

Hava by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
111 births that decade — 35% of Hava's all-time total
1970s241980s241990s322000s722010s1112020s50

Hava by state

Where Hava concentrates geographically — total births since 1973

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Hava
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.6%
California share of Hava's total US births 1.6%

5 of 313 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Hava?
313 babies have been named Hava since 1973. It currently ranks #12407 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 18 births.
When was Hava most popular?
Hava was most popular in the 2010s decade with 111 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Hava most popular?
The top states for the name Hava are California (5 births).
How long has the name Hava been used?
Hava has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 52 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Hava?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Haven, Havana, Havyn, Havilah, 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, 1973–2024 (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.