Akiva - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Akiva \a-ki-va\ is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "protect, shelter".

Akiva has 8 variant forms: Akeeva, Keeva, Keevah, Kiba, Kibah, Kiva, Kivah and Kivi.

Baby names that sound like Akiva are Achava and Agave.

Akiva is a very rare female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Akiva. Click here to compare Akiva with related baby names.