Havilah
Girl name · #3667 in 2025 · Uniqueness 68/100
Havilah ranks #3667 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 41 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 43,902 girls born in 2025 was named Havilah.
Babies named Havilah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 50-year story
Havilah first appears in the Social Security records in 1975, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 41 babies and a rank of #3645. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Havilah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Havilah in class?
Havilah scores 68 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 Havilah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Havilah is most common
State-level data for Havilah 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 Havilah
Statistically, parents drawn to Havilah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Talulah, Jalilah, Zaylah, Leylah, and Janylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Havilah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3645 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4746 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4169 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5163 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4922 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5622 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Havilah a popular girl name?
Havilah ranked #3667 among girls in 2025 with 41 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Havilah most popular?
Havilah peaked in 2025, when 41 American girls received the name (ranked #3645 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Havilah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 43,902 newborn American girls was named Havilah. It scores 68/100 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.