Haven
From the English word for a harbor or sheltered place, descended from Old English haefen. It belongs to the group of English nouns adopted as given names.
Haven in 2025
Haven was given to 1,781 babies in the United States in 2025 — 139 boys and 1,642 girls, making it the 381st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,862 babies born.
The history of Haven
Haven reached its highest point in 2025, when 1,781 babies were given the name, ranking 381st that year.
Across the 127 years of records since 1899, 27,760 babies have been named Haven. Half of them were born before 2015, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Haven has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Haven by decade
| Decade | Babies named Haven | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 9 | 1,791 |
| 1900s | 5 | 3,399 |
| 1910s | 118 | 2,936 |
| 1920s | 165 | 2,892 |
| 1930s | 129 | 2,532 |
| 1940s | 184 | 3,014 |
| 1950s | 139 | 3,880 |
| 1960s | 113 | 4,335 |
| 1970s | 338 | 2,490 |
| 1980s | 401 | 2,772 |
| 1990s | 1,671 | 1,191 |
| 2000s | 5,723 | 874 |
| 2010s | 10,202 | 554 |
| 2020s | 8,563 | 381 |
Where Haven is heading
Haven has risen 57% over the past decade, from 1,134 babies in 2015 to 1,781 in 2025.
Names like Haven
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Haven.