Hava
How to say it: ah-VAH · /aˈva/
Hebrew Chava meaning 'life, living' - form of Eve used in Turkish, Balkan and Jewish communities.
Hava was the 7,015th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to rise to #6,375 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #7,015 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 12 |
| Share of births | 1 in 276,278 |
| Peak decade | 2010s |
| Change over 10 years | steady |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #6,375 |
| In France, 2025 | #567 among girls’ names, 50 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Hava is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Hava is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Turkish.
In France: #567 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Hava
- Hava Volovich (1917–2000)Russian writer
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