Ahuva
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-HOO-vah
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,927 for girls
Ahuva is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “beloved”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 1,927th for girls in the US (100 babies).
What does Ahuva mean?
Hebrew
“beloved”
A modern Hebrew name from the word ahuva, 'beloved', used in Israel and in Jewish families.
Is Ahuva a girl's or a boy's name?
Ahuva is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 100 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ahuva in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 400% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Ahuva, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Its busiest year was 2024, with 5 girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Ahuva in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
How popular is Ahuva in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,927among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 100about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 100 girls in the US were named Ahuva, making it the 1,927th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,065th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 109 girls. It first appears in the records in 1971.
Half of all the girls named Ahuva in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ahuva in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #1,927 |
| 2024 | 109 | #1,840 |
| 2023 | 81 | #2,269 |
| 2022 | 77 | #2,388 |
| 2021 | 72 | #2,460 |
| 2020 | 89 | #2,065 |
| 2019 | 77 | #2,331 |
| 2018 | 84 | #2,207 |
| 2017 | 88 | #2,160 |
| 2016 | 78 | #2,385 |
| 2015 | 62 | #2,810 |
| 2014 | 63 | #2,737 |
| 2013 | 69 | #2,568 |
| 2012 | 56 | #3,005 |
| 2011 | 70 | #2,554 |
| 2010 | 73 | #2,514 |
| 2009 | 51 | #3,251 |
| 2008 | 45 | #3,583 |
| 2007 | 54 | #3,168 |
| 2006 | 44 | #3,563 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4,824 |
| 2004 | 40 | #3,627 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3,727 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 28 | #4,286 |
| 1999 | 17 | #5,890 |
| 1998 | 12 | #7,527 |
| 1997 | 24 | #4,367 |
| 1996 | 18 | #5,275 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 11 | #7,504 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 |
| 1990 | 9 | #8,495 |
| 1989 | 10 | #7,443 |
| 1988 | 14 | #5,593 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 10 | #6,609 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 9 | #6,703 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 8 | #7,311 |
| 1978 | 8 | #6,946 |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #7,982 |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 5 | #8,322 |
Names like Ahuva
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Anvika Prisha Anaya Advika Akshara Anika Arya Avira Arisha Saanvika Aadhya Anya
Names related to Ahuva
More Hebrew names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Ahuva: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/ahuva, updated 20 October 2026.