Ziva
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning radiant; bright.
Ziva by the numbers
In 2025, 29 babies in England and Wales were named Ziva. In the US, 146 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 192 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ziva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Zialight, splendor30 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ziyalight, splendor; variant of Zia128 in the US (2017)
- Zinahospitable; welcoming7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zivahbrightness, radiance; a form of Ziva6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zitaseeker; one who seeks4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Zizasplendor or abundance6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Ziva
Names that are said the same way as Ziva, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Zyva8 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean light
Like Ziva, each of these has light in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Ziva
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