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Ziva

Girl

Meaning of Ziva: Hebrew: 'radiance or brilliance'

Ziva is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1526th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1449th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1526

134 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1449

22 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,805

First recorded 1960 · peak 2011

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 5 babies2006: 11 babies2007: 25 babies2008: 35 babies2009: 99 babies2010: 161 babies20102011: 193 babies2012: 160 babies2013: 172 babies2014: 149 babies2015: 141 babies2016: 129 babies2017: 149 babies2018: 172 babies2019: 174 babies2020: 182 babies20202021: 183 babies2022: 163 babies2023: 172 babies2024: 155 babies2025: 134 babies
US babies named Ziva per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 193.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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