Haven is a distinctive choice, ranked #1895 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Haven in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1895
US Rank #201
About the Name Haven
2024 marks Haven's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #1895. The name has climbed 948 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2001.
Haven is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #201, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Haven
Unlikely. With around 15 UK babies named Haven per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Haven in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Haven is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 948 places over the last five years to #1895 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Haven is more popular in the US (#201) than in the UK (#1895). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Haven include: Elijah Haven — Elijah Haven is an American football quarterback at The Dunham School in St.; James Haven — James Haven is an American former actor..
Haven appears in the US top 500 at #201 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
15
UK babies named Haven (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 948 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Haven
Likely around 1 other Haven in the class
UK Popularity (2001–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Haven
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Edwin Jesse DeHaven was a United States Navy officer and explorer of the first half of the 19th century who was best known for his command of the First Grinnell expedition in 1850, which was directed to ascertain what had happened to the lost Franklin Polar Expedition.
Gilbert Haven was a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872. He was consecrated a bishop on May 24, 1872 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York.
Captain George Louis Victor Henry Serge Mountbatten, 2nd Marquess of Milford Haven, born Prince George of Battenberg, styled Earl of Medina between 1917 and 1921, was a Royal Navy officer and the elder son of Louis Mountbatten, 1st Marquess of Milford Haven (Prince Louis of Battenberg), and Princess Victoria of Hesse and by Rhine.