Aiva
Aiva Aparjode is a Latvian luger who competed from 1998 to 2006. She finished 18th in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Aparjode's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 17th at Nagano in 2004. Her son, Kristers Aparjods, and daughter, Kendija Aparjode, also are lugers who have represented Latvia internationally.
Meaning & Origin of Aiva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aiva Aparjode is a Latvian luger who competed from 1998 to 2006. She finished 18th in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Aparjode's best finish at the FIL World Luge Championships was 17th at Nagano in 2004. Her son, Kristers Aparjods, and daughter, Kendija Aparjode, also are lugers who have represented Latvia internationally.
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The Story of Aiva
Aiva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2002, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 67 Aivas were born — ranking #2,615 that year. As of 2026, Aiva ranks #8,306 for baby girls with 11 births, falling sharply (-43%). In total, more than 778 Aivas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aiva
Aiva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2002 and has accumulated 778 births in the dataset. Aiva's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,615. Use the chart and map above to compare Aiva's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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