Havilah
Girl name · #3667 in 2025 · Very rare
How old is the name Havilah? In official American birth records, Havilah has been tracked continuously since 1975, giving it 50 years of documented American history.
Havilah ranks #3667 among American girls' names as of 2025, with 41 newborns given the name that year. A decade ago it stood at #5458, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 43,902 girls born in 2025 was named Havilah.
Babies named Havilah per year. Source: Official national birth records.
The 50-year story
Havilah first appears in the Social Security records in 1975, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 41 babies and a rank of #3645. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Havilah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Havilah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Havilah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Havilah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Havilah is most common
State-level data for Havilah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Havilah
Statistically, parents drawn to Havilah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Talulah, Jalilah, Zaylah, Leylah, and Janylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Havilah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41 | #3645 |
| 2024 | 35 | #4114 |
| 2023 | 28 | #4746 |
| 2022 | 17 | #6707 |
| 2021 | 28 | #4719 |
| 2020 | 33 | #4169 |
| 2019 | 25 | #5163 |
| 2018 | 20 | #6010 |
| 2017 | 27 | #4922 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5622 |
| 2015 | 24 | #5458 |
| 2014 | 22 | #5797 |
| 2013 | 24 | #5486 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5710 |
| 2011 | 19 | #6564 |
| 2010 | 14 | #8271 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17294 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7073 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 10 | #10611 |
| 2005 | 15 | #7500 |
| 2004 | 8 | #11624 |
| 2002 | 9 | #10246 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
| 2000 | 8 | #10745 |
Frequently asked questions
How old is the name Havilah?
In official American birth records, the name Havilah first appeared in 1975 (over 50 years ago), when 10 newborn girls received the name. It has been tracked in modern national records for 50 years.
Is Havilah a popular girl name?
Havilah ranked #3667 among girls in 2025 with 41 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5458.
When was the name Havilah most popular?
Havilah peaked in 2025, when 41 American girls received the name (ranked #3645 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Havilah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 43,902 newborn American girls was named Havilah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: Official American birth records, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect registered birth records for American families.