Zahava: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,350

among girls · ↓531 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Zahava · -17% vs 2024

How common

1 in 48,705

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

40 babies

All-time total

848

#8,425 all-time among girls

First recorded

1973

in Social Security records

Zahava popularity over time

848 babies have been named Zahava since 1973, 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	30	3	–	#7,561
1980s	65	7	+117%	#5,909
1990s	103	10	+58%	#6,714
2000s	179	18	+74%	#5,521
2010s	265	27	+48%	#4,002
2020s (to 2025)	206	34	+30%	#3,776

Where Zahava 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	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	33	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	33	0.02	outside top 500
2030	33	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Zahava

Zahava is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,350 in 2025 with 33 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 848 American babies have been named Zahava. Its peak came in 2024, when 40 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 Zahava stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Zahava?

The median living Zahava is about 13 years old; half are between 6 and 24. An estimated 800 people named Zahava 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.

Zahava year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	33	#4,350
2024	40	#3,819
2023	25	#5,244
2022	32	#4,467
2021	37	#4,010
2020	39	#3,776
2019	37	#4,002
2018	31	#4,559
2017	24	#5,513
2016	32	#4,529
2015	28	#4,977
2014	27	#5,161
2013	17	#7,363
2012	25	#5,550
2011	21	#6,329
2010	23	#5,975
2009	20	#6,802
2008	19	#7,066
2007	26	#5,521
2006	21	#6,349
2005	19	#6,526
2004	20	#6,209
2003	22	#5,584
2002	12	#8,828
2001	10	#10,092
2000	10	#9,860
1995	11	#8,074
1990	10	#8,492
1985	–	–
1980	12	#5,909
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Zahava?

The median living Zahava is about 13 years old. Half of all living Zahavas are between 6 and 24 years old.

How many people named Zahava are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Zahava are alive in the United States, based on 848 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Zahava in 2025?

Zahava ranked #4,350 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 33 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Zahava?

848 babies have been named Zahava in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Zahava most popular?

Zahava peaked in 2024, when 40 newborns received the name.

Is Zahava a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Zahava rising or falling?

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

Will Zahava become more popular?

Zahava looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 33 girls named Zahava in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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