Ziv

Meaning of Ziv

The name Ziv is of Hebrew origin, deriving from the triliteral root Z-Y-V and denoting “brightness” or “radiance,” and historically serving as the appellation for the second month of the ancient Israelite calendar as recorded in 1 Kings. Pronounced /ziːv/, it has been adopted in Anglo-American contexts primarily for its concise phonetic form and its evocation of light and renewal. According to United States Social Security Administration data spanning 1985 through 2024, Ziv has been conferred upon male newborns in annual frequencies of five to nineteen, yielding year-end popularity ranks between 692 (1985) and 932 (2022), with eight occurrences in 2024 (rank 916), thereby maintaining a modest but consistent presence within the lower deciles of male name usage.

Pronunciation

Hebrew

• Pronunced as zeev (/zi:v/)

• Zane
• Zev