Ahava
Girl name · #4730 in 2025 · Uniqueness 70/100
Ahava is currently the #4730 girl name in the United States — 29 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #6721, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 62,069 girls born in 2025 was named Ahava.
Babies named Ahava per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 27-year story
Ahava first appears in the Social Security records in 1998, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 32 babies and a rank of #4363. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Ahava in class?
Ahava scores 70 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Ahava will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Ahava is most common
State-level data for Ahava is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Ahava
Statistically, parents drawn to Ahava tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zahava, Nava, Avanna, Anara, and Azelia.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Ahava | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | #4661 |
| 2024 | 25 | #5148 |
| 2023 | 32 | #4363 |
| 2022 | 24 | #5309 |
| 2021 | 22 | #5573 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5314 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7025 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5454 |
| 2017 | 24 | #5338 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 18 | #6721 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7636 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7804 |
| 2011 | 17 | #7118 |
| 2010 | 15 | #7880 |
| 2009 | 13 | #8888 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8520 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7868 |
| 2005 | 10 | #10128 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14179 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12408 |
| 2002 | 14 | #7444 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ahava a popular girl name?
Ahava ranked #4730 among girls in 2025 with 29 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #6721.
When was the name Ahava most popular?
Ahava peaked in 2023, when 32 American girls received the name (ranked #4363 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Ahava?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 62,069 newborn American girls was named Ahava. It scores 70/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.