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". Also variant of Yaakov.

Baby names that sound like Akiva are Achava, Achav, Achiav, Yakov, Jakov and Iakov. Other similar baby names are Akira and Akila.

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