Haven

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 4 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Haven is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• a separate name1.2K records spelled Haven2 spellings in the group

  Also written Havén

62 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Haven is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, A harbour or anchorage protected from the sea.

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In English, dweller by the harbour, from OE hæfen ‘haven’; first attested Nigel de Hauen’ 1200 P (Hampshire)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• In English, a place of refuge

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• Luogo sicuro

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• In Finnish, (human) hair (on the head, beard, etc.)

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 114 years between 1899–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Annette Havenb. 1954USAmerican pornographic actress and erotic dancer
• James Havenb. 1973USAmerican actor
• Kimber Havenb. 1973USAmerican transgender pornographic actress
• Lee Haven-Jonesb. 1976GBWelsh actor
• Brooke Havenb. 1979USAmerican pornographic actress
• Jack Havenb. 1994USAmerican actor (born 1994)
• Haven Denneyb. 1995USAmerican pair skater
• Zachary Havenb. 2004USactor
• Haven Colemanb. 2006USAmerican climate activist
• Haven Markusactor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 371 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Haven?

Our records include 5,495,253 bearers of Haven across 5 countries — a sample of the full distribution.

In which country does Haven have the most bearers?

Haven is most frequently recorded in the United States, where it is most often spelled haven.

What does the name Haven mean?

Recorded meaning: topographic name from Middle English haven ‘harbor’, ‘haven’ (Old English hcefen).