Recorded 1994–2017 Girls' name Peak 1998 33 births

Rhaven — girls' name

33 babies named Rhaven in U.S. Social Security records since 1994, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

33 girls have been named Rhaven since 1994, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.

33
total births
1994–2017
years on record
1990s
peak decade
45%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Rhaven was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

8 babies were named Rhaven in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Rhaven

The Social Security Administration has registered 33 babies named Rhaven between 1994 and 2017, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Rhaven currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Rhaven performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Rhaven shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Rhaven 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 33 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.

Rhaven at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

33

Since 1994

24 years of records

Peak year

1998

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1994

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 2017

Rhaven popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1994

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1998)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 20172001200019981994 7

Rhaven by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
15 births that decade — 45% of Rhaven's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Rhaven?
33 babies have been named Rhaven since 1994. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1998 with 8 births.
When was Rhaven most popular?
Rhaven was most popular in the 1990s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Rhaven been used?
Rhaven has been recorded in Social Security data since 1994, spanning 24 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Rhaven?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Rhaenyra, Rhaya, Rhanda, Rhandi, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1994–2017 (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.