Kriva

A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 23 babies a year in England and Wales.

Babies a year
23
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#1362
23 babies

Kriva by the numbers

In 2025, 23 babies in England and Wales were named Kriva.

What we can tell you about Kriva

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Kriva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Kriyaaction or deed in yoga philosophy7 in the US (2017)
  • Kripagrace or compassion3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kiva3 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Krina5 in the US (2017)
  • Krisa5 in the US (2017)
  • Keiradark-haired; a form of Ciara984 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Kriva

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