Unisex name · since 1920
Haven
22,889 babies named Haven in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #190 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,889
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
22,889 babies have been named Haven since 1920, making it today's #190 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Haven recorded 22,889 times among girls since 1920, holding rank #190 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 2025.
- #973 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #190 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 22,889 born since 1920
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Haven ranks #973 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #190 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 22,889 born since 1920, peaking in the 2010s.
- #973 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #190 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 22,889
- born since 1920
- 2010s
- peak decade
Haven's 22,889 recorded births place it above 98.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Haven compares
22,889 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Haven's all-time total is 61x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Haven | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 22,889 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,642 | 21 | 19,840 |
Haven's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Haven's SSA record in two at 1991 and the more recent half accounts for 98% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 2%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 1,642, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Haven popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 1,642
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Haven popularity over time - boys
4,871 total births recorded since 1899 (Haven as boys' name)
Haven by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,849 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Haven's strongest decade.
8,849 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Haven births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 20
1940s
20 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s 42
1960s
42 births
- 1970s 123
1970s
123 births
- 1980s 240
1980s
240 births
- 1990s 1,339
1990s
1,339 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,439 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,849 births
- 2020s
2020s
7,797 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,849 births (39% of all-time use).
How Haven 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 Haven's total volume
Haven by state
Where Haven concentrates geographically, total births since 1920
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,183 | 9.5% |
| #2 | California | | 1,578 | 6.9% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 1,224 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,060 | 4.6% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 989 | 4.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 965 | 4.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 814 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 720 | 3.1% |
2,183 of 22,889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Haven appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Haven's data
- Haven's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,849 total births) through the 2020s (7,797) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Havens (2,183 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Haven: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~105 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, 1920–2025 (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 Haven 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.