Total births
820
Girls' name · since 1958
Kiva
820 babies named Kiva in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1974. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9078
- among girls today
- 820
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 49%
- more common than other girls
Kiva currently ranks #9078 among girls' names in America, with 820 babies recorded since 1958.
Kiva has 820 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9078 as of the latest data, more common than 49% of girls, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2025.
- #9078 among girls today
- 820 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
- 49% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Kiva is currently the #9078 girls' name in America, more common than 49% of girls - 820 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #9078
- among girls today
- 820
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 49%
- more common than other girls
Kiva vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9078
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 49% of names given to girls today.
1970s
Peak decade
25% of everyone ever named Kiva was born in this single decade.
1974
Single peak year
30 babies were named Kiva in 1974 - its busiest year on record.
How Kiva compares
820 Top 35% higher than 65% of 17,726 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
Kiva's all-time total is 115% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Kiva | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 820 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 48 | 19,840 |
Kiva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Kiva's SSA record in two at 1992 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1993, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1974 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Kiva at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1974
Current rank
#9,078
Active since
1958
Kiva popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2025
- Peak year (1974)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 68 years of records
Kiva popularity over time - boys
30 total births recorded since 1994 (Kiva as boys' name)
Kiva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1970s was Kiva's strongest decade.
206 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Kiva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 8
1950s
8 births
- 1960s
1960s
102 births
- 1970s
1970s
206 births
- 1980s
1980s
145 births
- 1990s
1990s
100 births
- 2000s
2000s
84 births
- 2010s
2010s
103 births
- 2020s 72
2020s
72 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 206 births (25% of all-time use).
How Kiva 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 Kiva's total volume
Kiva vs 15 similarly-sized girls names
Kiva by state
Where Kiva concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
California share of Kiva's total US births 1.2%
Even split
10 of 820 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Kiva? ▼
Kiva has been given to 820 babies in the U.S. since 1958, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #9078 as of the latest data. 30 babies were born in 1974, its single highest year.
When was Kiva most popular? ▼
Kiva was most popular in the 1970s decade with 206 total births. The single peak year was 1974.
Where is Kiva most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Kiva are California (10 births), Louisiana (5 births), Michigan (5 births).
How long has the name Kiva been used? ▼
Kiva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 68 years of data through 2025.
What to do with Kiva's data
- Kiva's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (206 total births) through the 2020s (72) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Kivas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1958–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Kiva: #9078 Girls' Name - 820 Births, Peak 1974." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/kiva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Kiva 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 June 2026.