Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ziva

Gender

Female

Origin

Hebrew
Splendid
Teutonic
Free

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Ziva

Pronunciation

z(i)-va

More about the name

Ziva, Zivah, or Zhiva, is originally a Hebrew name. Ziva is a first name for women and an equally uncommon last name. The meaning of the name Ziva, which is a variant of Ziv, is “radiance, brilliance, light, brightness, light of God”.
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Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #1241, 192 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1570, 134 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025134
2024155
2023172
2022162
2021183
2020182
2019174
2018172
2017149
2016129

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #925, 40 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1134, 29 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202529
202422
202326
202218
202130
202019
201927
201821
201733
201626

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #4694, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20194
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #610, 5 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20235
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2014 (rank #681, 4 births); most recent 2024 (rank #790, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20243
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20173
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #444, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2013 (rank #644, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence