Ziva
Ziva was the 1580th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1243rd with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 15 places. More babies were named Ziva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,580 girls, down 325 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 134girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011193 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,805babies recorded
Ziva popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,580 | 134 |
| 2020 | #1,255 | 182 |
| 2010 | #1,430 | 161 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,387 | 6 |
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How popular is Ziva, counting every spelling?
Ziva is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,338 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,580 for Ziva on its own. Together these spellings went to 149 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ziva | 134 | #1,580 | 807 |
| Zivah | 15 | #7,488 | 113 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ziva?
134 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ziva (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ziva born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ziva.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ziva?
About 2,800 people born in the US named Ziva are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 14. That makes Ziva a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ziva by state
How common Ziva was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (2.7×), New Jersey (1.9×), North Carolina (1.5×). In 31 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ziva: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ziva, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ziva
How popular is the name Ziva?
Ziva was the 1580th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 134 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1243rd with 193 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 15 places. More babies were named Ziva in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Ziva a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ziva in the US.
Where is Ziva most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ziva was most common in Washington (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Jersey and Maryland.