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Ziva

Ziva: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“radiance, brightness”
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
ZEE-vuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Ziva is a Hebrew feminine name meaning brightness or splendor. It is also the name of a Hebrew month, Ziv, in the Bible.

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How popular is Ziva?

202447.0 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Ziva in 2024155

2024 rank#1,430 girls

Peak year2020

Total US babies since 18802,669

Ziva has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

Names like Ziva

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Elizabethmy God is an oath · Hebrew
  • Elianamy God has answered · Hebrew
  • Abigailmy father is joy · Hebrew
  • Naomipleasantness · Hebrew
  • Hannahgrace; favor · Hebrew
  • Maryuncertain, traditionally beloved or bitter · Hebrew
  • Delilahdelicate · Hebrew
  • Leahweary; uncertain · Hebrew

Ziva questions

What does the name Ziva mean?

Ziva means "radiance, brightness". It comes from Hebrew. Ziva is a Hebrew feminine name meaning brightness or splendor. It is also the name of a Hebrew month, Ziv, in the Bible.

Is Ziva a boy or girl name?

Ziva is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Ziva?

155 US babies were named Ziva in 2024. Its peak year was 2020.

How do you pronounce Ziva?

Ziva is usually pronounced ZEE-vuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.