Girl · #6,144 in 2026

Ahavah

Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, Limited is an Israeli cosmetics company with headquarters in Lod that manufactures skin care products made of mud and mineral-based compounds from the Dead Sea. As of 2015, Ahava's income was more than US$150 million a year. In 2015, the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International agreed to purchase a controlling share of the company, which has been valuated to ca.

Current Rank
#6,144
Peak Rank
#6,144 (2024)
Total Babies
90
5-Yr Trend
+72%
2009
First Year
2024
Last Year
2024
Peak Year
#6144
Peak Rank
90
Total Count
11
Years Active

Meaning & Origin of Ahavah

What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.

Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, Limited is an Israeli cosmetics company with headquarters in Lod that manufactures skin care products made of mud and mineral-based compounds from the Dead Sea. As of 2015, Ahava's income was more than US$150 million a year. In 2015, the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International agreed to purchase a controlling share of the company, which has been valuated to ca.

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Origin & history
Models wearing and distributing Ahava products at New York Fashion Week in 2009 Ziva Gilad, a spa technician, came up with the idea of marketing Dead Sea mud after watching women tourists scooping up the mud to take home. Ahava was founded in 1988 as a single stand selling bottles of body scrub to tourists, generating $1 million that year. Ahava store in Jaffa, Israel , in 2021 As of 2010, Ahava is the only cosmetics company licensed by the Israeli government that is legally permitted to mine raw materials at the Dead Sea. On the Jordanian side of the Dead Sea, there are approximately fifty sm

The Story of Ahavah

Ahavah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2009, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 19 Ahavahs were born — ranking #6,144 that year. As of 2026, Ahavah ranks #6,144 for baby girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+72% over the past five years). In total, more than 90 Ahavahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.

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Names that sound like Ahavah

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Frequently Asked Questions about Ahavah

What does the name Ahavah mean?
Ahava Dead Sea Laboratories, Limited is an Israeli cosmetics company with headquarters in Lod that manufactures skin care products made of mud and mineral-based compounds from the Dead Sea. As of 2015, Ahava's income was more than US$150 million a year. In 2015, the Chinese conglomerate Fosun International agreed to purchase a controlling share of the company, which has been valuated to ca.
How popular is Ahavah in 2026?
In 2026, Ahavah ranks #6,144 among girls' names in the U.S., with 19 babies given the name that year.
When was Ahavah most popular?
Ahavah reached its peak popularity in 2024, ranking #6,144 that year with 19 babies given the name.
Is Ahavah a unisex name?
In U.S. Social Security records, Ahavah is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name.
What names go well with Ahavah?
Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Ahavah include Estie, Nili, Poppie. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data.

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About the name Ahavah

Ahavah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 90 births in the dataset. Ahavah's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #6,144. Use the chart and map above to compare Ahavah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.

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Data sources

  • Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
  • Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
  • Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
  • Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
  • Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .

Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.