Zahava
Zahava was the 4350th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3776th; the most babies were born in 2024 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 627 places. More babies were named Zahava in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,350 girls, down 574 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202440 babies
- Total since 1880
- 848babies recorded
Zahava popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,350 | 33 |
| 2020 | #3,776 | 39 |
| 2010 | #5,975 | 23 |
| 2000 | #9,860 | 10 |
| 1990 | #8,492 | 10 |
| 1980 | #5,909 | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1940 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Zahava, counting every spelling?
Zahava is the most common spelling of a name family that had 38 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 38 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zahava | 33 | #4,350 | 167 |
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 Zahava?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Zahava (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Zahava 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 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Zahava.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Zahava?
About 800 people born in the US named Zahava are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Zahava mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Zahava by state
How common Zahava was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (11.3×), New York (4.8×). In 49 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
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Questions about the name Zahava
How popular is the name Zahava?
Zahava was the 4350th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 2020, when it ranked 3776th; the most babies were born in 2024 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 627 places. More babies were named Zahava in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Zahava a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Zahava in the US.
Where is Zahava most popular?
In 2021–2025, Zahava was most common in New Jersey (0.23 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and New York.