Kriva
Krivá is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
Meaning & Origin of Kriva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Krivá is a village and municipality in Dolný Kubín District in the Žilina Region of northern Slovakia.
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Origin & history
The Story of Kriva
Kriva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2019, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 25 Krivas were born — ranking #5,133 that year. As of 2026, Kriva ranks #5,152 for baby girls with 25 births, rising sharply (+237% over the past five years). In total, more than 110 Krivas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Kriva
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- Blahoslavená Zdenka Cecília Schelingová
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About the name Kriva
Kriva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 110 births in the dataset. Kriva's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #5,133. Use the chart and map above to compare Kriva'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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