Brilliance, brightness, or light
Derived from Hebrew, Ziv refers to the splendor or brilliance of light. It is also the ancient name for the second month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, occurring in the spring when flowers begin to bloom.
Less common today
Ziv isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,005 in 2017.
Israeli Olympic swimmer and European Games gold medalist
Award-winning Israeli photojournalist
US births per 5-year period, 1990βpresent (SSA data).