Mostly girls · peaked in 2025
Haven name popularity since 1925
27,543 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Haven (83.1% girls, 16.9% boys). Half of them were born in 2015 or earlier, so the typical Haven is about 11 years old in 2026. Haven peaked in 2025 as the #190 name for girls, and it ranked #190 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,543
- Named Haven, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #190
- for girls in 2025 (1,642 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 83.1% girls
- 22,883 girls · 4,660 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.92× its national share
Peak year is the year Haven made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Haven births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Haven both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1995 and 2000, Haven became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 15,300 baby girls to 1 in 6,160.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Haven's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Haven.
Decade by decade
Babies named Haven in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 80 | – |
| 1930s | 5 | 124 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 20 | 164 | #4,833 |
| 1950s | 29 | 110 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 42 | 71 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 123 | 215 | #6,726 |
| 1980s | 240 | 161 | #4,186 |
| 1990s | 1,339 | 332 | #1,422 |
| 2000s | 4,439 | 1,284 | #623 |
| 2010s | 8,849 | 1,353 | #328 |
| 2020–25 | 7,797 | 766 | #190 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
60.3% of babies named Haven from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Haven is most popular
The index compares Haven's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Haven.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.92× | 578 |
| Arkansas | 2.34× | 560 |
| Tennessee | 2.12× | 1,040 |
| North Carolina | 1.96× | 1,293 |
| Georgia | 1.73× | 1,110 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Haven and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Haven (this page) | 22,883 | 2025 |
| Havyn | 1,189 | 2024 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Haven's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Haven.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Haven (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data