NO, NO, NO! Please don't let it be popular! I want my daughter's name to be unique!!!
This is an all-time favorite that I am dying to use. It's pronounced the way you have it.
I tend to only plan for Hebrew names (or names honoring relatives, hence the recent
Harriet and
Dorothea questions for those who read my posts), and
Aviva is in my top five. Seriously. It's absolutely perfect.