Sivi

Girls' name

From Swedish Siv; literal meaning unconfirmed

Sivi has been given to 47 babies in the U.S. since 1967. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1967, with 27 recorded.

Babies named Sivi, 1970

1 in 515,000

Sivi over time, 1880–2025

Girls

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 Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Sivi: meaning, origin, and history

From Swedish Siv; literal meaning unconfirmed

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Sivi means

Sivi is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Sivi is used in Finnish.

Sivi comes through Swedish Siv.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Finnish, Sivi is pronounced /ˈsiʋi/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 47 girls were recorded with the name Sivi between 1967 and 1970. Its highest annual count was 27 in 1967; its best national rank was #2,368 in 1967.

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.

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How common is Sivi?

Sivi had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1970, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1970: 1 in 515,000; 7 of 3,606,302 births
Among girls only: 1 in 250,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1970: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 357,101 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Sivi sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1970 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 357,101 children born in 1970 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Sivi. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Sivis were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Sivi was born before 1967 — so the typical Sivi is around 58 today.

Median birth year: 1967; About 58 years old
Biggest decade: 1960s; 85.1% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 47; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1960s — 85.1% of all recorded uses (40).

Is Sivi 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: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1967 (27)
Years since peak: 58; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 49.3% average annual change
Best rank ever: #2,368; 1967

Spellings of Sivi

Sivi is not the most common spelling — Ivy is, with 31.7% against Sivi's 0.02%.

Ivy31.7%82,713
Iva14.7%38,397
Silvia8.2%21,272
Livia3.9%10,236
Niki2.7%7,048
Mimi2.7%6,950
Liv2.6%6,901
Gigi1.7%4,472

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Sivi by the numbers

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

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #2,368; 1967
Peak year: 1967; 27 that year
First recorded: 1967
Last recorded: 1970
All-time count: 47
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Sivi

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

Nivi Rivi Tzivi Sivani Ivi Divi Shrivi Sivana Sivan Shivi Shaivi Vivi Livi Marivi Aivi Saivi Daivi Khivi

Sibling names for Sivi

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

Cami Missy Evette Tonja Rona Nichelle Aretha Brigette

For a brother

Thad Tracey Deron Kraig Kelley Tad Darron Theron

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