| Naava | Shifra | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful, pleasant | Beautiful |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | NAH-vah | SHIF-rah |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2020 (21) | 2025 (68) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Naava | Shifra |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 90 | 291 |
| 2010s | 132 | 425 |
| 2000s | 46 | 361 |
| 1990s | 0 | 248 |
| 1980s | 0 | 207 |
| 1970s | 0 | 123 |
| 1960s | 0 | 33 |
| 1950s | 0 | 17 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5 |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 |
From Hebrew נָאוָה (na'avah) 'beautiful, comely, pleasant', as in the Song of Songs ('I am dark and beautiful'). The sense covers both 'beautiful' and 'pleasant/fitting'.
From Hebrew Shifrah, from the root sh-p-r meaning 'to be beautiful/fair, to please'. Borne by one of the midwives in Exodus; traditionally glossed 'beautiful'.
Naava and Shifra are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Naava means Beautiful, pleasant (hebrew origin), while Shifra means Beautiful (hebrew origin).
In US records, Naava first appears in 0 and Shifra in 0, so Naava has the longer recorded history.