Girls' name · since 1988
Zehava
Since 1988, U.S. Social Security records show 151 babies named Zehava, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #22,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,548 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Zehava is the #8548 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 151 recorded since 1988.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zehava has been recorded 151 times among girls since 1988, currently ranked #8548 nationally and more common than 51% 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 1988 to 2025.
- #22,741 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,548 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 151 born since 1988
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zehava ranks #22,741 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,548 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 151 born since 1988, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,741 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,548 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 151
- born since 1988
- 2010s
- peak decade
Zehava's 151 recorded births place it above 68.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Zehava compares
151 32nd percentile among 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
Zehava's all-time total is 60% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zehava | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 151 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 12 | 21 | 19,840 |
Zehava's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Zehava's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1995, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Zehava popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1988–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 38 years of records
Zehava by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (61 births, 40% of the file).
2010s was Zehava's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Zehava births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 21
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
61 births
- 2020s
2020s
53 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 61 births (40% of all-time use).
Zehava by state
Where Zehava concentrates geographically, total births since 1988
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 14 | 9.3% |
14 of 151 births nationwide.
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What to do with Zehava's data
- Zehava's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 2020s (53) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Zehavas (14 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey 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 Zehava: 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 (~37 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, 1988–2025 (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 Zehava 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.