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