Haven
Meaning
from the word "haven", a safe place
The story
Haven is the safe place as a name, and unlike most word names it has been quietly on the books for a century, between about 110 and 400 a decade from the 1910s through the 1980s, drifting between the columns. The modern build chose a column: about 1,700 in the 1990s, 5,700 in the 2000s, 10,200 in the 2010s, and 8,600 so far this decade, running about ten girls for every boy. It anchors the wish-name register that Journee, in this same batch, joins from the travel side: one names the shelter, the other the road. In our records the all-time split is about 22,900 girls to 4,900 boys, the boys' share a relic of the name's ambidextrous first century. One syllable more than Wren, one wish more than most: Haven says out loud what every nursery is for.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Haven peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Haven
Most people given the name Haven in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Haven deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Haven truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Haven fits with your family’s names and surname.
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