boy's name
Ziv
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 1
- Letters 3
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 271
Ziv is a boy's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2017, when 19 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 207,211 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1985.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Ziv over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
Show the numbers
| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 11 |
| 2000s | 64 |
| 2010s | 103 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 74 |
How popular is Ziv?
In 2025, Ziv was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Ziv 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 Ziv
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Ziv also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ziv over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Ziv
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ziv — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Ziv
How popular is the name Ziv?
In 2025, Ziv was given to 16 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Ziv a girl's or a boy's name?
Ziv is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Ziv?
Ziv has 1 syllable.
When was Ziv most popular?
Ziv peaked in 2017, when 19 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Ziv a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ziv currently ranks #5,649 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.