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Ahuva

Ahuva: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“beloved”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ah-HOO-vah · 3 syllables
Used for
Girls

From Hebrew ahuvah, meaning 'beloved' or 'dearly loved.' It is the feminine form related to ahuv, 'beloved.'

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How popular is Ahuva?

202432.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ahuva in 2024108

2024 rank#1,854 girls

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18801,821

Ahuva has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ahuva

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Ahuva questions

What does the name Ahuva mean?

Ahuva means "beloved". It comes from Hebrew. From Hebrew ahuvah, meaning 'beloved' or 'dearly loved.' It is the feminine form related to ahuv, 'beloved.'

Is Ahuva a boy or girl name?

Ahuva is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ahuva?

108 US babies were named Ahuva in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Ahuva?

Ahuva is usually pronounced ah-HOO-vah.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.