Havana
Girl name · #3253 in 2025 · Uniqueness 83/100
In 2025, 48 baby girls were named Havana, placing it at #3253 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3129, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 37,500 girls born in 2025 was named Havana.
Babies named Havana per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 127-year story
Havana first appears in the Social Security records in 1898, when 8 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2018, when 171 girls were named Havana — good for #1325 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. 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 Havana in class?
Havana scores 83 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 Havana will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Havana is most common
State-level data for Havana 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 Havana
Statistically, parents drawn to Havana tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Aahana, Yohana, Kaliana, Suhana, and Leiana.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Havana | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #3249 |
| 2024 | 71 | #2508 |
| 2023 | 69 | #2555 |
| 2022 | 80 | #2319 |
| 2021 | 87 | #2154 |
| 2020 | 67 | #2549 |
| 2019 | 114 | #1789 |
| 2018 | 171 | #1325 |
| 2017 | 69 | #2546 |
| 2016 | 54 | #3060 |
| 2015 | 53 | #3129 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2739 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2726 |
| 2012 | 63 | #2770 |
| 2011 | 40 | #3781 |
| 2010 | 43 | #3624 |
| 2009 | 40 | #3870 |
| 2008 | 47 | #3478 |
| 2007 | 50 | #3329 |
| 2006 | 52 | #3176 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3404 |
| 2004 | 46 | #3265 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4668 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6698 |
| 2001 | 17 | #6322 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Havana a popular girl name?
Havana ranked #3253 among girls in 2025 with 48 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3129.
When was the name Havana most popular?
Havana peaked in 2018, when 171 American girls received the name (ranked #1325 that year). Since 2018 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Havana?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 37,500 newborn American girls was named Havana. It scores 83/100 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.