girl's name
Niva
- Gender Girl
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 671
Niva is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2025, when 38 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 87,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1913.
Niva over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 17 |
| 1920s | 8 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 16 |
| 1980s | 23 |
| 1990s | 27 |
| 2000s | 74 |
| 2010s | 184 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 149 |
How popular is Niva?
In 2025, Niva was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Niva is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Niva
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Niva also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Niva over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Niva
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Niva — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Niva
How popular is the name Niva?
In 2025, Niva was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Niva a girl's or a boy's name?
Niva is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Niva most popular?
Niva peaked in 2025, when 38 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Niva a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Niva currently ranks #1,891 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.