Total births
16
Girls' name · since 2017
Zahavah
Since 2017, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Zahavah, peaking in 2017. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17083
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Zahavah currently ranks #17083 among girls' names in America, with 16 babies recorded since 2017.
Social Security Administration records show Zahavah recorded 16 times among girls since 2017, holding rank #17083 nationally today, ahead of 4% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2017 to 2025.
- #17083 among girls today
- 16 born since 2017
- 2020s peak decade
- 4% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zahavah is currently the #17083 girls' name in America, more common than 4% of girls - 16 born since 2017, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17083
- among girls today
- 16
- born since 2017
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 4%
- more common than other girls
Zahavah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17083
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 4% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
63% of everyone ever named Zahavah was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
6 babies were named Zahavah in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Zahavah compares
16 6th percentile among 17,726 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
Zahavah's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zahavah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 16 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zahavah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zahavah's full recorded timeline at 2024, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2024, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zahavah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#17,083
Active since
2017
Zahavah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 9 years of records
Zahavah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Zahavah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Zahavah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
6 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (63% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Zahavah? ▼
Since 2017, Social Security records show 16 babies named Zahavah. Today it holds rank #17083 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 6 births.
When was Zahavah most popular? ▼
Zahavah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Zahavah been used? ▼
Zahavah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2017, spanning 9 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Zahavah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zahra, Zahara, Zahira, Zahraa, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Zahavah
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2017–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Zahavah: #17083 Girls' Name - 16 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zahavah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Zahavah 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 June 2026.