Given name & surname
Ziva
“one who is bright, radiant; splendor”
Ziva is used as a given name and a surname. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is bright, radiant; splendor.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is bright, radiant; splendor.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1960. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ziva through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,805
- 0 boys · 2,805 girls
- Most popular year
- 2011
- 193 babies
- 2025
- 134
- #1,580 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- 0%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 134 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,580 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 0.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 193 in 2011. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (20). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,877 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ziva’s family of names
Ziva has a related form in Ziv. Ziva has a related form in Zeeva. Ziva has a related form in Zivah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ziva
- Ziva RodannIsraeli-American actress and mime artistborn 1933
- Ziva MagnolyaIndonesian singer and actressborn 2001
Characters named Ziva: Ziva David (the television series NCIS).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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