Kiva
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Kiva
Kiva is a masculine name with multiple cultural origins and meanings. In Hopi Native American culture, it refers to a sacred underground chamber used for religious ceremonies, representing spirituality and community. In Hebrew, Kiva (or Akiva) relates to the name of a revered rabbi and scholar, meaning 'to protect' or 'to shelter.' The name also appears in other cultures: in Finnish it means 'nice' or 'good,' while in Swahili it can mean 'agreement.' Kiva's brevity and strong sound make it appealing as a modern boy's name, though it's still relatively uncommon. The nonprofit microlending organization Kiva has also brought some recognition to this name in recent years.
Kiva for girls#9187 US
The spiritual sounding Kiva has a number of other-worldly associations. Kiva is a "Stargate" character who becomes a commander in the Lucian Alliance, as well as a planet in "Star Wars." Kiva is also the name of a room used by the Hopi for spiritual ceremonies.
Pronounced KEE-vuh.
As of October 2026, Kiva ranked #11413 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8748 in 2005.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- KivaBoy
sacred room used by the Pueblo people
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microfinance organization
- A kiva is a chamberGirl
built wholly or partly underground, used by male Pueblo Indians for religious rites.
- Kiva MicrofundsGirl
a non,profit organization that allows people to lend money via the Internet to low,income entrepreneurs and students in over 80 countries, “to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty”
- Anglicization of Caoimhe Girl
In addition to all of the other meanings the name, it might be a phonetic form of Caoimhe