Girls' name · since 1898
Havana
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 1,604 babies named Havana, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,253 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,604
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,604 babies have been named Havana since 1898, making it today's #3253 girls' name.
Havana has 1,604 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3253 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #5,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,253 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,604 born since 1898
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Havana ranks #5,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,253 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,604 born since 1898, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,253 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,604
- born since 1898
- 2010s
- peak decade
Havana's 1,604 recorded births place it above 92.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Havana compares
1,604 Top 25% higher than 75% 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
Havana's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Havana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,604 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 171 | 21 | 19,840 |
Havana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Havana splits its recorded history at 2006: 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 1905 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 171 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Havana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 171
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Havana by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (733 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Havana's strongest decade.
733 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Havana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1990s 57
1990s
57 births
- 2000s
2000s
354 births
- 2010s
2010s
733 births
- 2020s
2020s
422 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 733 births (46% of all-time use).
How Havana 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 Havana's total volume
Havana by state
Where Havana concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 240 | 15.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 102 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Florida | | 76 | 4.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 31 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 16 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 11 | 0.7% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.6% |
240 of 1,604 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Havana appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Havana's data
- Havana's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (733 total births) through the 2020s (422) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Havanas (240 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Havana
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Havana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Havana 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.