Havyn
Havyn was the 2789th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2420th; the most babies were born in 2022 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 113 places. More babies were named Havyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Haven) haven, safe place · English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,789 girls, up 515 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 61girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202275 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,254babies recorded
What does the name Havyn mean?
Havyn is a spelling of Haven, pronounced the same way, so it shares Haven's meaning and origin.
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
Havyn popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 65 since 2005.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,789 | 61 |
| 2020 | #3,304 | 47 |
| 2010 | #3,845 | 40 |
| 2000 | #10,193 | 9 |
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How popular is Havyn, counting every spelling?
Havyn is a spelling of Haven, a name family that ranked #204 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,789 for Havyn 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 Havyn?
61 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Havyn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Havyn 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 138 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Havyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Havyn?
About 1,200 people born in the US named Havyn are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Havyn 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.
Havyn by state
How common Havyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Havyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Havyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Havyn
What does Havyn mean?
Havyn is a spelling of Haven, which means “haven, safe place” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Havyn?
Havyn was the 2789th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 61 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 2420th; the most babies were born in 2022 (75). Over the last ten years it has moved up 113 places. More babies were named Havyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Havyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Havyn in the US.
Where is Havyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Havyn was most common in Arkansas (0.10 per 1,000 girls), followed by Iowa and Louisiana.