Girls' name · since 2009
Zivah
344 babies named Zivah in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5408
- among girls today
- 344
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Zivah is the #5408 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 344 recorded since 2009.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zivah has been recorded 344 times among girls since 2009, currently ranked #5408 nationally and more common than 69% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #5408 among girls today
- 344 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
- 69% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Zivah is currently the #5408 girls' name in America, more common than 69% of girls - 344 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5408
- among girls today
- 344
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- more common than other girls
Zivah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
More common than 69% of names given to girls today.
57% of everyone ever named Zivah was born in this single decade.
32 babies were named Zivah in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Zivah compares
344 48th percentile among 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
Zivah's all-time total is 10% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Zivah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 344 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 32 | 48 | 19,840 |
Zivah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zivah's full recorded timeline at 2017, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 9 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 32 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zivah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Zivah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 32
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Currently ranks #5408 among girls.
344 total births across 17 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 32 births in a single year.
Zivah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Zivah's strongest decade.
195 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Zivah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 9
2000s
9 births
- 2010s
2010s
195 births
- 2020s
2020s
140 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 195 births (57% of all-time use).
Zivah decade highlights
- Peak decade 195 births
- Runner-up 140 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
Zivah by state
Where Zivah concentrates geographically, total births since 2009
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.5% |
5 of 344 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- Texas 1.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Texas accounts for 1.5% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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What to do with Zivah's data
- Zivah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (195 total births) through the 2020s (140) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Zivahs (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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, 2009–2025 (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. "Zivah: #5408 Girls' Name - 344 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/zivah. 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 Zivah 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.
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