| Naava | Zahava | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful, pleasant | gold, golden |
| Origin | hebrew | hebrew |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | NAH-vah | zah-HAH-vah |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2020 (21) | 2024 (40) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Rising | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Naava | Zahava |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 90 | 206 |
| 2010s | 132 | 265 |
| 2000s | 46 | 179 |
| 1990s | 0 | 103 |
| 1980s | 0 | 65 |
| 1970s | 0 | 30 |
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'.
Hebrew name from 'zahav' (זָהָב), the ordinary word for gold, meaning 'golden' or 'golden one'. Variants include Zehava, Zahavah. Literal metal sense.
Naava and Zahava are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Naava means Beautiful, pleasant (hebrew origin), while Zahava means gold, golden (hebrew origin).
In US records, Naava first appears in 0 and Zahava in 0, so Naava has the longer recorded history.