Haven

Meaning: Haven, a place of safety
Origin: English — From the word haven

Boy's name · #1354 in the US (2025) · Trending

9% boys · 91% girls — About 91% of babies named Haven in recent years have been girls. Haven →

Popularity over time

Haven is climbing: on the charts since 1899, it is ranked #1354 in 2025, with about 140 boys given the name last year. Roughly 4,900 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 9 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,269 in Canada (2025) · #2,952 in England & Wales (2025) · #4,477 in France (2024) · #5,747 in Ecuador (2017).

Famous Havens

Haven Gillespie — American songwriter (1888–1975)
Haven Moses — American football player (born 1946)
Haven Shoemaker — American politician (born 1965)
Haven J. Barlow — American politician (1922–2022)
Haven Bruce — American footballer (born 1979)

What Havens become

Among 30 notable people named Haven:

Sports figures appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Haven Moses, American football player (born 1946).

Similar names: Aven · Cam · Avi · Holland · Hazen · Oren

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