Girls' name · since 1973
Zahava
Since 1973, U.S. Social Security records show 848 babies named Zahava, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
848 babies have been named Zahava since 1973, making it today's #4301 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahava has been recorded 848 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #4301 nationally and more common than 75% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #8,428 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,301 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 848 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zahava ranks #8,428 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,301 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 848 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,428 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,301 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 848
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zahava's 848 recorded births place it above 88.34% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Zahava compares
848 Top 35% higher than 65% 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
Zahava's all-time total is 126% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahava | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 848 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zahava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Zahava splits its recorded history at 2002: 74% of all births land in the more recent half, 26% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1973 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 40 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Zahava popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Zahava by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (265 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Zahava's strongest decade.
265 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Zahava births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 30
1970s
30 births
- 1980s 65
1980s
65 births
- 1990s 103
1990s
103 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
265 births
- 2020s
2020s
206 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 265 births (31% of all-time use).
How Zahava 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 Zahava's total volume
Zahava by state
Where Zahava concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 261 | 30.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 118 | 13.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.7% |
| #4 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
261 of 848 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Zahava's data
- Zahava's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (265 total births) through the 2020s (206) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Zahavas (261 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Zahava: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Zahava 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.