Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Haven

Meaning A unisex given name of modern usage Gender Unisex · 82% girls Rank 2025 #190 Trend ↑ Rising 50%

A unisex given name of modern usage.

Rank 2025
#190
among girls · ↑11 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,781
named Haven · +8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 979
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
1,781 babies
All-time total
27,760
#973 all-time among girls
First recorded
1899
in Social Security records

Haven popularity over time

27,760 babies have been named Haven since 1899, 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
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 9 9 1 – –
1900s – 5 5 1 -44% –
1910s – 118 118 12 +2260% –
1920s 6 159 165 17 +40% #4,620
1930s 5 124 129 13 -22% #4,615
1940s 20 164 184 18 +43% #4,122
1950s 29 110 139 14 -24% #4,038
1960s 42 71 113 11 -19% #4,456
1970s 123 215 338 34 +199% #3,024
1980s 240 161 401 40 +19% #2,501
1990s 1,339 332 1,671 167 +317% #762
2000s 4,439 1,284 5,723 572 +242% #568
2010s 8,849 1,353 10,202 1,020 +78% #293
2020s (to 2025) 7,797 766 8,563 1,427 +40% #190

Where Haven 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 1,752 1.09 #176
2027 1,852 1.15 #161
2028 1,941 1.21 #155
2029 2,020 1.26 #146
2030 2,089 1.30 #140

Where Haven is most popular

Girls named Haven per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.834 per 1,000. Strongest in Wyoming, Hawaii, and Alaska.

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 Haven 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
Wyoming 17 3.99 +378%
Hawaii 40 3.49 +318%
Alaska 22 2.56 +206%
South Dakota 36 2.52 +202%
North Dakota 33 2.51 +201%
Utah 199 2.39 +187%
West Virginia 62 2.37 +184%
Idaho 71 2.12 +154%
Arkansas 110 2.08 +150%
Nebraska 70 1.95 +133%
Oklahoma 132 1.79 +115%
Mississippi 83 1.77 +113%
Iowa 102 1.75 +109%
Kentucky 137 1.60 +92%
North Carolina 363 1.59 +91%
Tennessee 252 1.59 +91%
Minnesota 171 1.58 +90%
South Carolina 139 1.55 +85%
Oregon 100 1.54 +84%
Montana 20 1.48 +77%
Wisconsin 152 1.48 +77%
Alabama 137 1.46 +75%
Kansas 84 1.46 +75%
Michigan 248 1.36 +63%
Missouri 162 1.34 +61%
Indiana 188 1.34 +61%
Virginia 196 1.15 +38%
Ohio 262 1.10 +32%
Georgia 249 1.10 +31%
Louisiana 95 1.09 +30%
Colorado 120 1.08 +29%
Pennsylvania 249 1.05 +26%
Washington 151 1.05 +25%
Arizona 136 0.969 +16%
New Mexico 23 0.946 +13%
Maryland 89 0.840 ≈ national
Florida 351 0.820 ≈ national
Maine 12 0.776 -7%
Nevada 36 0.775 -7%
New Hampshire 14 0.758 -9%
Texas 603 0.750 -10%
Illinois 161 0.703 -16%
New Jersey 103 0.571 -32%
California 461 0.548 -34%
Massachusetts 59 0.488 -41%
Delaware 5 0.441 -47%
New York 154 0.389 -53%
Connecticut 21 0.361 -57%
District of Columbia – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –

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 Haven

Haven is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #190 in 2025 with 1,642 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1899, 27,760 American babies have been named Haven, about 82% girls and 18% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 1,781 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Haven stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Haven?

The median living Haven is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 18. An estimated 27 thousand people named Haven are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

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

Haven year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 1,642 #190 139 #1,354
2024 1,522 #201 122 #1,484
2023 1,365 #218 125 #1,453
2022 1,118 #285 127 #1,436
2021 1,120 #286 136 #1,361
2020 1,030 #312 117 #1,466
2019 1,028 #312 116 #1,481
2018 1,067 #311 100 #1,629
2017 1,096 #296 116 #1,463
2016 1,110 #293 129 #1,374
2015 996 #328 138 #1,292
2014 1,019 #327 159 #1,176
2013 845 #371 137 #1,272
2012 723 #433 160 #1,148
2011 513 #567 134 #1,280
2010 452 #647 164 #1,134
2009 539 #568 151 #1,198
2008 494 #621 180 #1,055
2007 517 #581 181 #1,043
2006 478 #612 135 #1,242
2005 451 #623 135 #1,185
2004 411 #668 117 #1,283
2003 462 #593 112 #1,272
2002 401 #636 102 #1,311
2001 391 #647 99 #1,320
2000 295 #776 72 #1,631
1995 115 #1,422 28 #2,645
1990 37 #3,038 16 #3,672
1985 19 #4,186 14 #3,280
1980 33 #2,765 31 #1,829
1975 8 #6,726 13 #2,971
1970 9 #5,546 17 #2,239
1965 – – – –
1960 – – 6 #3,818
1955 – – 8 #3,068
1950 – – 13 #2,145
1945 5 #4,833 12 #2,050
1940 – – 15 #1,840
1935 – – 13 #2,077
1930 – – 13 #2,232
1925 – – 14 #2,245
1920 6 #4,620 21 #1,721
1915 – – 11 #2,370
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Haven?

The median living Haven is about 10 years old. Half of all living Havens are between 4 and 18 years old.

How many people named Haven are alive today?

An estimated 27 thousand people named Haven are alive in the United States, based on 27,760 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Haven mean?

A unisex given name of modern usage.

How popular is the name Haven in 2025?

Haven ranked #190 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,642 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Haven?

27,760 babies have been named Haven in the United States since 1899, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Haven most popular?

Haven peaked in 2025, when 1,781 newborns received the name.

Is Haven a boy or girl name?

Haven is used for both: about 82% of babies named Haven have been girls and 18% boys.

Is the name Haven rising or falling?

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

Will Haven become more popular?

Haven is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 2,089 girls named Haven in 2030, which would rank around #140. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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