Is Kiva a boy or girl name?

Kiva is a girl’s name. Of the 850 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.5% were girls and 3.5% were boys.

Kiva

Recorded 1958–2025 · United States

Kiva was most popular in 1974, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,934 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 850 people named Kiva.

Kiva over time

Births per year. The dot marks Kiva’s peak in 1974. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Kiva a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Kiva is a girl’s name — 96.5% of the 850 Americans given it were girls and 3.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 95% girls and 5% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org