Girl’s name · American English

Zhavia

How to say it: zhuh-VEE-uh · /ʒəˈviə/

Modern American invention made known by singer Zhavia Ward - variant of Zavia.

Zhavia was the 2,839th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 37 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 8.4-fold in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #9,302 by 2030.

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

#2,839for girls in 2025
1 in 89,603US babies
37born in 2025
#9,302projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Zhavia
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#2,839
Babies born in 202537
Share of births1 in 89,603
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years×8.4
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#9,302

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

Its life, decade by decade

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

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 58 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Zhav
  • Via

In the classroom

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

Around the world

This spelling is used in English.

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