Given name & surname
Aviv
Aviv is a variant of Aviva. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is innocent and joyful; resembling springtime.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Aviv is a variant of Aviva. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is innocent and joyful; resembling springtime.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Aviv is a variant of Aviva. An origin associated with Aviva is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1976. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Aviv through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 975
- 741 boys · 234 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 56 babies
- 2025
- 52
- #3,249 for boys · #6,881 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +25%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 36 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 3,249 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 27.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 16 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 847 as a first name in 2020; 241 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Aviv
- Aviv Kohavi22nd Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forcesborn 1964
- Aviv GeffenIsraeli musicianborn 1973
- Aviv AlushIsraeli actor, musician, model, and television hostborn 1982
- Aviv RegevIsraeli American bioinformaticianborn 1971
- Aviv AvrahamIsraeli association footballerborn 1996
- Aviv BarzelayIsraeli Olympic swimmerborn 2002
- Aviv NevoAmerican venture capitalistborn 1961
- Aviv YechezkelIsraeli cyclistborn 1994
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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