Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Havana

Meaning Havana is a feminine given name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,270 Trend ↓ Falling 44%

Havana is a feminine given name.

Rank 2025
#3,270
among girls · ↓754 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
48
named Havana · -32% vs 2024
How common
1 in 33,485
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
171 babies
All-time total
1,604
#5,456 all-time among girls
First recorded
1898
in Social Security records

Havana popularity over time

1,604 babies have been named Havana since 1898, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.040.080.110.1518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 8 1 – #1,306
1900s 12 1 +50% #1,747
1910s 11 1 -8% #2,566
1920s 7 1 -36% #4,203
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s 57 6 – #6,999
2000s 354 35 +521% #3,196
2010s 733 73 +107% #1,327
2020s (to 2025) 422 70 -4% #2,159

Where Havana is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 43 0.03 outside top 500
2027 39 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 34 0.02 outside top 500
2030 32 0.02 outside top 500

Where Havana is most popular

Girls named Havana per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.044 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, California, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Havana born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 41 0.096 +119%
California 51 0.061 +39%
Michigan 11 0.060 +38%
Texas 28 0.035 -20%
Tennessee 5 0.032 -28%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -50%
New York 5 0.013 -71%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Havana

Havana is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,270 in 2025 with 48 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1898, 1,604 American babies have been named Havana. Its peak came in 2018, when 171 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Havana stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Havana?

The median living Havana is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 16. An estimated 1,600 people named Havana are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Havana year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 48 #3,270
2024 71 #2,516
2023 69 #2,569
2022 80 #2,325
2021 87 #2,159
2020 67 #2,560
2019 114 #1,791
2018 171 #1,327
2017 69 #2,557
2016 54 #3,075
2015 53 #3,151
2014 63 #2,756
2013 63 #2,738
2012 63 #2,781
2011 40 #3,801
2010 43 #3,649
2009 40 #3,902
2008 47 #3,500
2007 50 #3,352
2006 52 #3,196
2005 44 #3,425
2004 46 #3,286
2003 27 #4,722
2002 16 #6,822
2001 17 #6,435
2000 15 #6,932
1995 6 #12,322
1990 5 #13,759
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1910 5 #2,566
1905 5 #2,067
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1895 – –
1890 – –
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Famous people named Havana

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Havana Brown Havana Brown Australian DJ, singer, and songwriter b. 1985 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Havana, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Havana?

The median living Havana is about 9 years old. Half of all living Havanas are between 5 and 16 years old.

How many people named Havana are alive today?

An estimated 1,600 people named Havana are alive in the United States, based on 1,604 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Havana mean?

Havana is a feminine given name.

How popular is the name Havana in 2025?

Havana ranked #3,270 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 48 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Havana?

1,604 babies have been named Havana in the United States since 1898, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Havana most popular?

Havana peaked in 2018, when 171 newborns received the name.

Is Havana a boy or girl name?

Havana is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Havana rising or falling?

Havana is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Havana become more popular?

Havana is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Havana in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Havana?

Well-known people named Havana include Havana Brown (singer).

Names like Havana

Names that sound and feel close to Havana: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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