Girls' name · since 2002
Aiva
767 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.
- #8,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,664 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aiva is the #8664 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 767 recorded since 2002.
Aiva has 767 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8664 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #8,995 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,664 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 767 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aiva ranks #8,995 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,664 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 767 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #8,995 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,664 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 767
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aiva's 767 recorded births place it above 87.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aiva compares
767 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aiva's all-time total is 104% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aiva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 767 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 67 | 21 | 19,840 |
Aiva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aiva splits its recorded history at 2014: 46% of all births land in the more recent half, 54% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (8 births) -- compare that against the 2014 peak of 67 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aiva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 67
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Aiva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (436 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Aiva's strongest decade.
436 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Aiva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
227 births
- 2010s
2010s
436 births
- 2020s 104
2020s
104 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 436 births (57% of all-time use).
How Aiva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Aiva's total volume
Aiva by state
Where Aiva concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 50 | 6.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 3.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
50 of 767 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Aiva's data
- Aiva's decade-level peak was the 2010s (436 total births); usage has since declined to 104 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aivas (50 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aiva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2014)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aiva draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.