Haven
Unisex · HAY-ven · English
Unisex
Haven is a name of English origin, meaning “safe harbour, refuge”. In 2025 it ranked 1,570th for girls in the UK (20 babies) and 190th for girls in the US (1,642 babies).
What does Haven mean?
English: English word name, from Old English hæfen
“safe harbour, refuge”
From the Old English word hæfen, a harbour or place of safety.
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Is Haven a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Haven has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 20 girls and 7 boys in the UK and 1,642 girls and 139 boys in the US.
How popular is Haven in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,570among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 20about 1 in 14,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 81% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 20 girls in the UK were named Haven, making it the 1,570th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. 7 boys were also named Haven in 2025 (3,021st for boys).
2025 had the most girls named Haven of any year since it first appeared, in 1998.
Half of all the girls named Haven in the UK since 1996 were born between 2018 and 2024, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 74% of the babies named Haven in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 1,512th in England and Wales.
Haven in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20 | #1,570 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,953 |
| 2023 | 12 | #2,329 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 7 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,464 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 1 | #5,152 |
How popular is Haven in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #190among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 1,642about 1 in 980 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 45% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.4%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 1,642 girls in the US were named Haven, making it the 190th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 312th. It first appears in the records in 1920. 139 boys were also named Haven in 2025 (1,352nd for boys).
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most girls named Haven of any year since it first appeared, in 1920.
Half of all the girls named Haven in the US since 1880 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,814 girls in the US were given Haven or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #201.
In 1976, 30% of the babies named Haven in the US were girls. By 2025 it was 92%, with more girls than boys since 1980.
Haven in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,642 | #190 |
| 2024 | 1,522 | #201 |
| 2023 | 1,365 | #218 |
| 2022 | 1,118 | #285 |
| 2021 | 1,120 | #286 |
| 2020 | 1,030 | #312 |
| 2019 | 1,028 | #312 |
| 2018 | 1,067 | #311 |
| 2017 | 1,096 | #296 |
| 2016 | 1,110 | #293 |
| 2015 | 996 | #328 |
| 2014 | 1,019 | #327 |
| 2013 | 845 | #371 |
| 2012 | 723 | #432 |
| 2011 | 513 | #565 |
| 2010 | 452 | #647 |
| 2009 | 539 | #568 |
| 2008 | 494 | #621 |
| 2007 | 517 | #581 |
| 2006 | 478 | #611 |
| 2005 | 451 | #622 |
| 2004 | 411 | #666 |
| 2003 | 462 | #593 |
| 2002 | 401 | #636 |
| 2001 | 391 | #646 |
| 2000 | 295 | #774 |
| 1999 | 291 | #760 |
| 1998 | 226 | #922 |
| 1997 | 167 | #1,118 |
| 1996 | 206 | #938 |
| 1995 | 115 | #1,416 |
| 1994 | 133 | #1,274 |
| 1993 | 69 | #2,007 |
| 1992 | 59 | #2,234 |
| 1991 | 36 | #3,091 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 37 | #2,925 |
| 1988 | 23 | #3,888 |
| 1987 | 21 | #3,980 |
| 1986 | 15 | #4,961 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,736 |
| 1983 | 16 | #4,475 |
| 1982 | 23 | #3,529 |
| 1981 | 38 | #2,488 |
| 1980 | 33 | #2,749 |
| 1979 | 19 | #3,902 |
| 1978 | 25 | #3,098 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 12 | #4,903 |
| 1975 | 8 | #6,482 |
| 1974 | 7 | #6,898 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 9 | #5,541 |
| 1970 | 9 | #5,412 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 10 | #4,354 |
| 1963 | 5 | #6,591 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 7 | #5,308 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 8 | #4,466 |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 5 | #5,561 |
| 1951 | 6 | #4,832 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 8 | #4,005 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 5 | #4,554 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,329 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,396 |
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