Hayven
The Story of Hayven
As a girl name
Hayven first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1996, with 10 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2016: 97 births, good for #2,031 nationwide. About 49% of every Hayven on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hayven ranks #2,982 for girls with 55 births, falling sharply (-17%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Hayven as a boy name dates back to 2001, when 5 babies received it. 2009 was its biggest year on record, with 23 newborns named Hayven — #4,277 in the national rankings. About 49% of every Hayven on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Hayven ranks #7,791 for boys with 6 births, falling sharply (-22%). All told, over 265 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Hayven
Hayven is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1996 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Hayven's peak popularity came in 2016 when it ranked #2,031. Use the chart and map above to compare Hayven'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 .
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