Entry № 11986 · Hebrew origin

Ziva Ziva — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ ZEE-vah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Hebrew
Meaning
"Radiance / splendor (NCIS iconic Ziva David)"
Syllables
2
First recorded
Modern (Hebrew)

A name that means "radiance / splendor (ncis iconic ziva david)".

Ziva is from the Hebrew zīv (זִיו — radiance, splendor, brilliance). Princess Ziva — modern Hebrew heritage naming.

Radiance / splendor (Hebrew).

The name in its native script.

זיוה
Transliteration
Zīva
Pronunciation
/ ˈziː.və /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Ziva stands.

Ziva does not currently appear in the US Social Security Administration's top 1,000 girls' names, so we don't publish a US rank or birth count for it. That says nothing about the name's standing elsewhere in the world — only that it sits outside the ranked US data we rely on.

Zivas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Ziva David (NCIS)
Iconic NCIS Mossad/NCIS officer.
2005

Names connected to Ziva.

The number behind Ziva.

4

The Builder

In Pythagorean numerology the letters of Ziva reduce to 4, The Builder. This is a traditional interpretive system, not a factual claim about the name.