How Many People Are Named Zehava?
An estimated 137 people in the United States have the first name Zehava. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 13 years old, and Zehava peaked in popularity in 2015 with 10 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Zehava as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Zehava paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
137
About 1 in 2,501,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
13
years old
Peak Year
2015
10 births
Total Registered
139
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Zehava
Zehava is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 139 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Zehava as a female name
Ranked #10,227 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (10 births)
Zehava: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Zehava span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 61 babies were registered. While Zehava is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Zehava by Decade
How has Zehava tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Zehava by State
Zehava + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Zehava as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Zehava: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Zehava?
We estimate approximately 137 people named Zehava are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 2,501,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Zehava a common name?
Zehava is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 69% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 139 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Zehava most popular?
Zehava reached peak popularity in 2015, when 10 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Zehava is approximately 13 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Zehava a female name?
Zehava is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Zehava Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Zehava Smith, Zehava Johnson, Zehava Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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