Girl’s name · Hebrew

Ahuva

How to say it: ah-hoo-VAH · /ɑhuˈvɑ/

Hebrew feminine meaning 'beloved' - traditional Jewish name expressing love.

Ahuva was the 1,495th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 100 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 57% in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #1,346 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,495for girls in 2025
1 in 33,153US babies
100born in 2025
#1,346projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Ahuva
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#1,495
Babies born in 2025100
Share of births1 in 33,153
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years+57%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#1,346

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Ahuva is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 54 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Avi

Honouring a Ahuva in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ahuva is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hebrew.

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