MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Jiva mean?
Jiva belongs to the Sanskrit jīva vocabulary of life and living beings. In Indian philosophy, jīva can denote the individual living soul, giving the name a spiritual as well as a vital sense.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
जीवा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Jiva in Indian usage
14,692 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for boys (80.8%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 2,814 records (19.2%).
- Recorded as male: 11,878 records (80.8%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 601 |
| 1940s | 1,458 |
| 1950s | 2,473 |
| 1960s | 3,129 |
| 1970s | 2,539 |
| 1980s | 2,852 |
| 1990s | 1,478 |
| Other decades | 162 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 11,306 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 710 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 593 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 558 |
| Gujarat | 431 |
| Bihar | 260 |
| Punjab | 257 |
| Jharkhand | 222 |
| Haryana | 155 |
| Other states | 200 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Jiva / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Jiva; Table_6, C5367 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Jiva; Table_6, C5367
- Monier-Williams, jīva, p. 422,2 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
- Monier-Williams, jīvā, p. 422,3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Adapted dictionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0.