Given name & surname
Hava
“a lively woman; giver of life”
Hava is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “a lively woman; giver of life.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “a lively woman; giver of life.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
How it developed
In Jewish use, Hava is used as a form of Eve.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1973. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In Jewish use, Hava is a form of Eve. The history of Eve gives this family its wider story. Eve has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Hava through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 325
- 0 boys · 325 girls
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 18 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,550 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +10%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,550 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.0% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 665 as a first name in 2020; 108 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.
Hava’s family of names
Hava is an affectionate form of Havel. Hava is a form of Eve. Hava has a related form in Hayat.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Hava
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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