girl's name
Ahava
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 535
Ahava is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 32 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 114,325 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1998.
Ahava over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 |
| 2000s | 95 |
| 2010s | 182 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 155 |
How popular is Ahava?
In 2025, Ahava was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Ahava is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Ahava
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ahava also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ahava over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ahava
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ahava — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ahava
How popular is the name Ahava?
In 2025, Ahava was given to 29 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Ahava a girl's or a boy's name?
Ahava is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Ahava most popular?
Ahava peaked in 2023, when 32 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ahava a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ahava currently ranks #2,845 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.