Niv

#11,611 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Speech, expression

Niv has been given to 133 babies in the U.S. since 1992. In 2025 it ranked #11,611 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2020, with 11 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 73% boys, 27% girls all-time.

Babies named Niv, 2025

1 in 553,000

Niv over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Niv over time

In 2025, Niv went to 63% girls and 37% boys.

19922025

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Niv: meaning, origin, and history

Speech, expression

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Niv means

Niv means “speech, expression”.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 97 boys were recorded with the name Niv between 1992 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 11 in 2020; its best national rank was #7,362 in 2020.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #7,362 in 2020 to #11,611 in 2025.

In the United States, 36 girls were recorded with the name Niv between 2019 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 10 in 2025; its best national rank was #9,910 in 2025.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #16,858 in 2020 to #9,910 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

U.S. Social Security Administration: national name data and limitations

How common is Niv?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 553,000; 6 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 285,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #11,611; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 382,984 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Niv sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 382,984 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Niv. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Nivs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Niv was born before 2011 — so the typical Niv is around 14 today.

Median birth year: 2011; About 14 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 33.0% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 82.5%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 97; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 33.0% of all recorded uses (32).

Is Niv rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +321; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: −4,249; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 54.5%; Peak was 2020 (11)
Years since peak: 5; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 35.2% average annual change
Best rank ever: #7,362; 2020

Niv around the world

Where Niv ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2007–2007
#4,333
in 2007

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0.

Niv by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #11,611
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 4,249
Best rank ever: #7,362; 2020
Peak year: 2020; 11 that year
First recorded: 1992
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 97
Count in 2025: 6

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #9,910
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 6,948
Best rank ever: #9,910; 2025
Peak year: 2025; 10 that year
First recorded: 2019
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 36
Count in 2025: 10

Names similar to Niv

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Nivin Nivan Nived Nivek Aniv Nivedh Nivaan Niven Agniv Nivaaz Nivam Yaniv Nivansh

Sibling names for Niv

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Sydni Sydnie Shyann Karleigh Rhianna Alysa

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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