Declining since 2019, #3,249 for girls today.
Popularity of Havana since 1898
Babies named Havana per year in U.S. Social Security records.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 8 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 11 |
| 1920s | 7 |
| 1930s | 0 |
| 1940s | 0 |
| 1950s | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 57 |
| 2000s | 354 |
| 2010s | 733 |
| 2020s | 422 |
Meaning & origin
Havana entered U.S. baby name records in 1898, but it remained extremely rare for most of its history. The name saw a dramatic rise beginning in the late 1990s and peaked in 2018 at rank 1,258, when it was given to roughly 1 in 33,485 baby girls that year. Since 2019, its popularity has been falling, yet it remains in use. The name is most common in Florida and California, reflecting its Cuban and Hispanic associations. As a modern place name adoption, Havana fits a pattern of trendy cosmopolitan names, distinct from traditional etymological categories.
Havana is a place name adopted from the capital of Cuba, itself derived from the Taíno name Habana, of uncertain meaning. The name gained popularity as a girl's name in the United States from the late 1990s onward, particularly after the song 'Havana' by Camila Cabello in 2017. It reflects a trend of using cosmopolitan place names for babies.
Where Havana is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state, 2025. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Havana” around the world
Where Havana lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
15
babies in 2024
Sources: INSEE (France).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Havi, Vana
Variants: Habana
Sibling names for Havana
Names that share Havana's style, for a brother or sister.
