US rank #9940 Girls' name Peak 2014 755 births

Aiva — #9940 US girls' name

755 babies named Aiva in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s2272010s4362020s92
#9940
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Aiva was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

67 babies were named Aiva in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Aiva

The Social Security Administration has registered 755 babies named Aiva between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Aiva currently holds the #9940 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 67 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Aiva performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 436 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Aiva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 50 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Aiva in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Aiva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 755 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Aiva at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

755

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2014

67 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,940

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Aiva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
67
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
020406080 202420212018201520122009200620032002 8

Aiva by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
436 births that decade — 58% of Aiva's all-time total
2000s2272010s4362020s92

Aiva by state

Where Aiva concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Aiva
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
50 6.6%
#2 Texas
26 3.4%
#3 New York
11 1.5%
#4 Pennsylvania
7 0.9%
#5 Florida
6 0.8%
California share of Aiva's total US births 6.6%
Even split

50 of 755 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Aiva?
755 babies have been named Aiva since 2002. It currently ranks #9940 among girls. The peak year was 2014 with 67 births.
When was Aiva most popular?
Aiva was most popular in the 2010s decade with 436 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Aiva most popular?
The top states for the name Aiva are California (50 births), Texas (26 births), New York (11 births).
How long has the name Aiva been used?
Aiva has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Aiva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aivy, Aivah, Aivree, Aiven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.