Given name & surname
Haben
“a proud man”
Haben is used as a given name and a surname. One African interpretation is “a proud man.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “a proud man.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Haben through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 72
- 51 boys · 21 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 337 as a first name in 2020; 216 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Haben’s family of names
Haben has a related form in Haban. Haben has a related form in Habin. Haben has a related form in Habon.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Haben, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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