Haven
Haven was the 190th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,642 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 138 places. More babies were named Haven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning haven, safe place · English
Say it HAY-vuhn /ˈheɪvən/
- Rank in 2025
- #190 girls, up 122 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,642girls
- Girls and boys
- 91% girls, 9% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,642 babies
- Total since 1880
- 27,760babies recorded
What does the name Haven mean?
Haven is the English word for a harbor or a place of safety, used as a given name; Wikipedia describes it as derived from the word for a place or state of safety, and Wiktionary lists it as a unisex name of modern use. The word comes from Middle English havene and Old English haefen, 'harbor'. Wikipedia notes it has been used mostly for girls in the US since the 1990s, and occasionally for boys.
hæfen (Old English, “harbor, haven”)
How sure is this? Well established.
See also: English names, names that mean protector.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Haven', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'haven', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Haven (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Haven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #190 | #1,354 | 1,642 | 139 |
| 2020 | #312 | #1,466 | 1,030 | 117 |
| 2010 | #647 | #1,134 | 452 | 164 |
| 2000 | #776 | #1,631 | 295 | 72 |
| 1990 | #3,038 | #3,672 | 37 | 16 |
| 1980 | #2,765 | #1,829 | 33 | 31 |
| 1970 | #5,546 | #2,239 | 9 | 17 |
| 1960 | — | #3,818 | — | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #2,145 | — | 13 |
| 1940 | — | #1,840 | — | 15 |
| 1930 | — | #2,232 | — | 13 |
| 1920 | #4,620 | #1,721 | 6 | 21 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Haven, counting every spelling?
Haven is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #204 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #190 for Haven on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,709 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haven | 1,642 | #190 | 6,767 |
| Havyn | 61 | #2,789 | 333 |
| Havynn | 6 | #13,820 | 42 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Haven?
1,642 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Haven (0.46 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Haven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 5 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Haven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Haven?
About 22,700 people born in the US named Haven are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 17. That makes Haven a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Haven by state
How common Haven was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Hawaii (4.2×), Alaska (3.1×), South Dakota (3.0×), North Dakota (3.0×), Utah (2.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Connecticut, New York, Delaware.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Haven: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Haven, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Haven · Sibling names for Haven
Questions about the name Haven
What does Haven mean?
Haven means “haven, safe place” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Haven?
Haven was the 190th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,642 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 138 places. More babies were named Haven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Haven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 91% girls, 9% boys given the name Haven in the US.
Where is Haven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Haven was most common in Wyoming (3.99 per 1,000 girls), followed by Hawaii and Alaska.