Girls' name · since 1960
Ziva
2,805 babies named Ziva in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,805
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziva currently ranks #1575 among girls' names in America, with 2,805 babies recorded since 1960.
Ziva has 2,805 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1575 as of the latest data, more common than 91% 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 1960 to 2025.
- #3,755 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,575 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,805 born since 1960
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ziva ranks #3,755 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,575 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,805 born since 1960, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,755 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,575 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,805
- born since 1960
- 2010s
- peak decade
Ziva's 2,805 recorded births place it above 94.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ziva compares
2,805 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Ziva's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ziva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 193 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ziva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ziva's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1965, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2011 peak of 193, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ziva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 193
- Annual births at peak, across 66 years of records
Ziva by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,600 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Ziva's strongest decade.
1,600 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Ziva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 41
1960s
41 births
- 2000s 175
2000s
175 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,600 births
- 2020s
2020s
989 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,600 births (57% of all-time use).
How Ziva 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 Ziva's total volume
Ziva by state
Where Ziva concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 249 | 8.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 221 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 161 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 138 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 111 | 4.0% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 98 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 89 | 3.2% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 79 | 2.8% |
249 of 2,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Ziva appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Ziva's data
- Ziva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,600 total births) through the 2020s (989) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Zivas (249 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 Ziva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~65 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, 1960–2025 (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 Ziva 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.