Snow or new
In Sanskrit, Nivi refers to a waistband or the beginning of a garment. It is also frequently used as a modern diminutive for Nivedita, meaning 'offered to God,' or Nivriti, meaning 'bliss.' In a Latin context, it is associated with the word for snow.
Less common today
Nivi isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #8,590 in 2019.
A character in the Indian film 'Nivi' Β· Nivi (film)
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).