Havilah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,668

among girls · ↑481 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Havilah · +17% vs 2024

How common

1 in 39,202

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

41 babies

All-time total

699

#9,533 all-time among girls

First recorded

1975

in Social Security records

Havilah popularity over time

699 babies have been named Havilah since 1975, 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

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	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	–	–	–	–
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	28	3	–	#5,672
1980s	87	9	+211%	#5,025
1990s	85	9	-2%	#6,825
2000s	96	10	+13%	#7,184
2010s	221	22	+130%	#4,976
2020s (to 2025)	182	30	+37%	#3,668

Where Havilah 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	44	0.03	outside top 500
2027	46	0.03	outside top 500
2028	48	0.03	outside top 500
2029	50	0.03	outside top 500
2030	52	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Havilah

Havilah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,668 in 2025 with 41 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 699 American babies have been named Havilah. Its peak came in 2025, when 41 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 Havilah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Havilah?

The median living Havilah is about 13 years old; half are between 5 and 28. An estimated 700 people named Havilah are alive in the United States today.

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

Havilah year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	41	#3,668
2024	35	#4,149
2023	28	#4,795
2022	17	#6,824
2021	28	#4,767
2020	33	#4,204
2019	25	#5,209
2018	20	#6,107
2017	27	#4,976
2016	23	#5,688
2015	24	#5,538
2014	22	#5,863
2013	24	#5,546
2012	23	#5,772
2011	19	#6,672
2010	14	#8,417
2009	5	#18,325
2008	18	#7,184
2007	13	#9,191
2006	10	#10,881
2005	15	#7,649
2004	8	#12,018
2003	–	–
2002	9	#10,532
2001	10	#9,637
2000	8	#11,105
1995	11	#7,705
1990	7	#10,596
1985	6	#9,731
1980	7	#8,450
1975	10	#5,672
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
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1910	–	–
1905	–	–
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1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Havilah?

The median living Havilah is about 13 years old. Half of all living Havilahs are between 5 and 28 years old.

How many people named Havilah are alive today?

An estimated 700 people named Havilah are alive in the United States, based on 699 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Havilah in 2025?

Havilah ranked #3,668 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 41 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Havilah?

699 babies have been named Havilah in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Havilah most popular?

Havilah peaked in 2025, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Havilah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Havilah rising or falling?

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

Will Havilah become more popular?

Havilah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Havilah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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