Etymology in the sources
Source-reportedCompare Arabic ناب (nāb, “fang”).
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: ניבCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Turkish Wiktionary: ניבCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
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01 / Meaning & origin
ניב is a masculine given name documented in Hebrew. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
Compare Arabic ناب (nāb, “fang”).
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Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1), 2024: 286 female (rank 63). Documented as a given name in Hebrew.
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03 / By the numbers
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1949–2024 Spelling: ניב
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Source: Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel · Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
No rounding stated; counts are integers (valueStatus=observed). Thousands separators in the total column are removed when parsing.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | People | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | 5 | 466 | observed |
| 1955 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1957 | no value | no value | suppressed |
| 1958 | 5 | 460 | observed |
| 1959 | 5 | 469 | observed |
| 1960 | 8 | 351 | observed |
| 1961 | 10 | 317 | observed |
| 1962 | 7 | 379 | observed |
| 1963 | 11 | 303 | observed |
| 1964 | 11 | 303 | observed |
| 1965 | 18 | 240 | observed |
| 1966 | 19 | 229 | observed |
| 1967 | 18 | 237 | observed |
| 1968 | 22 | 223 | observed |
| 1969 | 26 | 216 | observed |
| 1970 | 30 | 207 | observed |
| 1971 | 40 | 189 | observed |
| 1972 | 54 | 158 | observed |
| 1973 | 47 | 174 | observed |
| 1974 | 52 | 166 | observed |
| 1975 | 41 | 197 | observed |
| 1976 | 55 | 173 | observed |
| 1977 | 51 | 180 | observed |
| 1978 | 42 | 198 | observed |
| 1979 | 58 | 170 | observed |
| 1980 | 52 | 179 | observed |
| 1981 | 50 | 184 | observed |
| 1982 | 62 | 169 | observed |
| 1983 | 59 | 181 | observed |
| 1984 | 60 | 174 | observed |
| 1985 | 65 | 170 | observed |
| 1986 | 100 | 129 | observed |
| 1987 | 76 | 149 | observed |
| 1988 | 114 | 113 | observed |
| 1989 | 138 | 95 | observed |
| 1990 | 145 | 82 | observed |
| 1991 | 161 | 77 | observed |
| 1992 | 181 | 69 | observed |
| 1993 | 185 | 68 | observed |
| 1994 | 207 | 61 | observed |
| 1995 | 211 | 62 | observed |
| 1996 | 204 | 65 | observed |
| 1997 | 249 | 59 | observed |
| 1998 | 216 | 66 | observed |
| 1999 | 235 | 61 | observed |
| 2000 | 235 | 64 | observed |
| 2001 | 231 | 65 | observed |
| 2002 | 185 | 76 | observed |
| 2003 | 168 | 84 | observed |
| 2004 | 176 | 83 | observed |
| 2005 | 181 | 88 | observed |
| 2006 | 140 | 105 | observed |
| 2007 | 130 | 116 | observed |
| 2008 | 125 | 121 | observed |
| 2009 | 93 | 151 | observed |
| 2010 | 94 | 152 | observed |
| 2011 | 91 | 153 | observed |
| 2012 | 78 | 165 | observed |
| 2013 | 63 | 192 | observed |
| 2014 | 57 | 203 | observed |
| 2015 | 65 | 192 | observed |
| 2016 | 68 | 186 | observed |
| 2017 | 69 | 187 | observed |
| 2018 | 93 | 169 | observed |
| 2019 | 90 | 159 | observed |
| 2020 | 74 | 175 | observed |
| 2021 | 86 | 164 | observed |
| 2022 | 109 | 143 | observed |
| 2023 | 98 | 147 | observed |
| 2024 | 75 | 169 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “ניב” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure people. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Released 2025-12-08 · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Israel CBS — current first names of persons born 1949-2024, population group: Jews (יהודים) (release 391/2025, table 1)
Central Bureau of Statistics, Israel (הלשכה המרכזית לסטטיסטיקה) · CBS-Open-License (Israel Central Bureau of Statistics Open License; commercial use permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
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