Aviva
Aviva is a female first name. It is a modern Hebrew name which translates to 'spring' or 'springtime'.
Meaning & Origin of Aviva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Aviva is a female first name. It is a modern Hebrew name which translates to 'spring' or 'springtime'.
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The Story of Aviva
Aviva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1935, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 127 Avivas were born — ranking #1,640 that year. As of 2026, Aviva ranks #1,842 for baby girls with 109 births, holding steady (+1%). In total, more than 4K Avivas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Aviva
Aviva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1935 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Aviva's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #1,640. Use the chart and map above to compare Aviva's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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