Niv
Niv is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
- Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Niv
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Niv is a name with a single cultural origin: Hebrew.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hebrew
The Story of Niv
As a girl name
Niv first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2019, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2024: 6 births, good for #13,427 nationwide. About 81% of every Niv on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Niv last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 26 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Niv as a boy name dates back to 1992, when 5 babies received it. 2020 was its biggest year on record, with 11 newborns named Niv — #7,028 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Niv on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Niv last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 91 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Niv
Niv is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1992 and has accumulated 91 births in the dataset. Niv's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #7,028. Use the chart and map above to compare Niv'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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