Fun Facts About the Name Tzivia
- 682 babies named Tzivia: U.S. records list 682 babies given the name Tzivia from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Tzivia Mean?
Tzivia (Hebrew צִבְיָה) means "gazelle" and comes from the Hebrew animal word tzvi (צְבִי), the term for a gazelle or roe deer. The name is the feminine counterpart of the Hebrew name Tzvi. Its ending, -yah, is a short form of the divine name that appears in many Hebrew personal names, so the fuller biblical form Tzivyah is sometimes understood as "gazelle of God" - a customary gloss rather than a strict literal translation. In English Bibles the same name is spelled Zibiah.
Tzivia Name History & Origins
The name is recorded in the Hebrew Bible as Tzivyah, the mother of King Joash (Jehoash) of Judah, mentioned in 2 Kings 12 and 2 Chronicles 24. She is identified there as a woman from Beersheba. The form Tzivia with the -ia or -ya ending continues that biblical name.
Tzvi (צְבִי), the masculine name from the same root, became common among Jewish men, especially in Ashkenazi communities, where it was frequently paired with the Yiddish and German name Hirsch, which also means "deer"; the two were used together as a Hebrew-and-vernacular name pair. Tzivia is the matching feminine form, used alongside names such as Tzivya. It is a normal given name in modern Hebrew and in Jewish communities outside Israel, and it is occasionally shortened in everyday use, though the full form remains the standard one.
How Popular is the Name Tzivia?
Tzivia has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2010. Its best rank was #4,599 in 2010.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,388 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2024 | #6,120 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #5,112 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2022 | #5,447 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 2021 | #6,667 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2020 | #4,988 | 26 | 0.0016% |
| 2019 | #5,598 | 23 | 0.0014% |
| 2018 | #6,767 | 18 | 0.0011% |
| 2017 | #6,267 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2016 | #5,779 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2015 | #8,410 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2014 | #5,618 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2013 | #5,819 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #5,698 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2011 | #5,533 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #4,599 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2009 | #7,043 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2008 | #10,049 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #5,694 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #8,691 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 2005 | #7,123 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2004 | #9,855 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2003 | #8,472 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 2002 | #6,683 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #6,606 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2000 | #8,011 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1999 | #10,306 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #11,093 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1997 | #13,650 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,521 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,475 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #9,556 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #10,555 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1992 | #10,436 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #11,462 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1989 | #8,728 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #13,807 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1987 | #13,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,499 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #12,424 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #8,120 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1983 | #10,229 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1982 | #9,193 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #12,085 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1979 | #6,165 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1978 | #6,369 | 10 | 0.0007% |
| 1977 | #9,598 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1969 | #8,652 | 5 | 0.0003% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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