Tzivia
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "brightness" or "radiance".
Name Census estimates that about 645 living Americans carry the first name Tzivia. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Tzivia today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Tzivia births was 2010 (32 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Tzivia. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Tzivia with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
645
~ 1 in 531,402 Americans
Peak year
2010
32 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,120
Tracked since 1969
Census
Tzivia in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 494 people with the first name Tzivia, which placed it at #20,791 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#20,791
National first-name rank
People counted
494
494 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
98.0% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Tzivia
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tzivia is White at 98.0%. The next largest groups are Black (1.0%) and Hispanic (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Tzivia described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Tzivia at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White98.0% · 484
- Black or African American1.0% · 5
- Hispanic or Latino0.4% · 2
- Two or more races0.4% · 2
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 1
Popularity
Tzivia: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Tzivia from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 7 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 226 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Tzivia remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Tzivia by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Tzivia during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Tzivias live
Origin
Meaning and history of Tzivia
The given name Tzivia is a feminine Hebrew name derived from the biblical Hebrew word "tzvi," meaning "deer" or "gazelle." It is a variant spelling of the more common Hebrew name Tzivya.
The name Tzivia has its roots in ancient Jewish culture and can be traced back to the Hebrew Bible, where the word "tzvi" is mentioned several times, often in reference to the graceful and swift movements of these animals. The name likely originated as a descriptive term, perhaps given to girls who were seen as agile or graceful.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tzivia appears in the Midrash Rabbah, a collection of ancient rabbinic writings from the 5th century CE. In this text, Tzivia is mentioned as the name of a woman who lived during the time of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the name Tzivia. One example is Tzivia Lubetkin (1914-1976), a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II who participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising against the Nazi regime. Another is Tzivia Freidlin (1909-2000), a Yiddish writer and translator who was born in Ukraine and later immigrated to Israel.
In the realm of scholarship, Tzivia Greenfeld (1923-2018) was a prominent Israeli historian and professor who specialized in the study of Jewish communities in the Middle East. Tzivia Adini (1951-2008) was an Israeli actress and director known for her work in both theater and film.
More recently, Tzivia Gover (born 1946) is an American-Israeli writer and educator who has published numerous books on Jewish spirituality and personal growth.
While the name Tzivia is most commonly found in Jewish communities, it has also gained popularity among non-Jewish families in recent decades, particularly those drawn to its unique sound and meaning. However, its historical roots remain firmly grounded in the cultural and religious traditions of the Jewish people.
People
Tzivia + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Tzivia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with T
Other first names starting with T with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Tzivia: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Tzivia?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 645 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Tzivia going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 531,402 US residents.
Is Tzivia a common name?
We classify Tzivia as "Very Rare". It ranks above 86.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 658 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Tzivia most popular?
The single biggest year for Tzivia was 2010, when 32 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Tzivia is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Tzivia in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 494 people with the name Tzivia, or 0.16 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #20,791 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Tzivia in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Tzivia?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Tzivia appears almost entirely female. Of the 498 people counted with this name, 99.4% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Tzivia?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Tzivia is White at 98.0%. The next largest groups are Black (1.0%) and Hispanic (0.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Tzivia most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Tzivia in the 2020 Census, accounting for 98.0% (484 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Tzivia in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Tzivia a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Tzivia in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Tzivia still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Tzivia in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Tzivia can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Tzivia as a first name?
For a quick modern take, check how many people share the name Tzivia on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org.