girls' name ★ peaked 2009

Alivia

Meaning From 20th-century fiction, possibly influenced by Olivia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #484 Trend ↓ Falling 40%

From 20th-century fiction, possibly influenced by Olivia.

Rank 2025
#484
among girls · ↓89 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
619
named Alivia · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,597
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2009
1,834 babies
All-time total
34,801
#753 all-time among girls
First recorded
1952
in Social Security records

Alivia popularity over time

34,801 babies have been named Alivia since 1952, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 17 – 17 2 – #5,047
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 98 – 98 10 – #3,189
1980s 208 – 208 21 +112% #2,279
1990s 2,066 – 2,066 207 +893% #618
2000s 11,349 10 11,359 1,136 +450% #178
2010s 15,467 5 15,472 1,547 +36% #175
2020s (to 2025) 5,581 – 5,581 930 -40% #252

Where Alivia is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 568 0.35 outside top 500
2027 527 0.33 outside top 500
2028 495 0.31 outside top 500
2029 469 0.29 outside top 500
2030 449 0.28 outside top 500

Where Alivia is most popular

Girls named Alivia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.542 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, Mississippi, and Iowa.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Alivia born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
West Virginia 51 1.95 +259%
Mississippi 75 1.60 +196%
Iowa 90 1.54 +184%
North Dakota 17 1.29 +139%
Alabama 121 1.29 +138%
Arkansas 67 1.27 +134%
Louisiana 108 1.23 +128%
Nebraska 43 1.20 +121%
Indiana 154 1.10 +102%
Pennsylvania 236 0.998 +84%
Michigan 178 0.977 +80%
South Carolina 85 0.946 +74%
Ohio 219 0.923 +70%
New Hampshire 17 0.921 +70%
Kentucky 77 0.900 +66%
Wisconsin 92 0.893 +65%
Delaware 10 0.882 +63%
Oklahoma 61 0.829 +53%
Idaho 27 0.807 +49%
Tennessee 127 0.802 +48%
Kansas 44 0.763 +41%
Missouri 88 0.730 +35%
Georgia 164 0.722 +33%
Maine 10 0.646 +19%
North Carolina 147 0.646 +19%
Illinois 144 0.629 +16%
Nevada 29 0.624 +15%
Virginia 102 0.598 +10%
Florida 256 0.598 +10%
Alaska 5 0.581 +7%
New Mexico 14 0.576 +6%
Arizona 79 0.563 ≈ national
Massachusetts 66 0.546 ≈ national
Utah 45 0.541 ≈ national
Colorado 59 0.529 ≈ national
Washington 76 0.526 ≈ national
Maryland 53 0.500 -8%
New Jersey 88 0.488 -10%
Texas 367 0.456 -16%
Montana 6 0.443 -18%
New York 175 0.442 -18%
Hawaii 5 0.436 -20%
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -26%
Connecticut 23 0.395 -27%
Minnesota 42 0.389 -28%
California 307 0.365 -33%
Oregon 21 0.323 -41%
District of Columbia – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Alivia

Alivia is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #484 in 2025 with 619 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1952, 34,801 American babies have been named Alivia. Its peak came in 2009, when 1,834 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Alivia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Alivia?

The median living Alivia is about 13 years old; half are between 8 and 18. An estimated 35 thousand people named Alivia are alive in the United States today.

median 13 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Alivia year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 619 #484 – –
2024 799 #395 – –
2023 824 #373 – –
2022 1,009 #319 – –
2021 1,147 #274 – –
2020 1,183 #252 – –
2019 1,277 #255 5 #12,227
2018 1,380 #230 – –
2017 1,339 #239 – –
2016 1,467 #219 – –
2015 1,522 #215 – –
2014 1,602 #213 – –
2013 1,744 #184 – –
2012 1,697 #187 – –
2011 1,673 #191 – –
2010 1,766 #175 – –
2009 1,829 #178 5 #12,567
2008 1,833 #181 – –
2007 1,649 #208 – –
2006 1,323 #254 – –
2005 1,141 #289 – –
2004 962 #331 5 #11,421
2003 888 #349 – –
2002 677 #430 – –
2001 584 #477 – –
2000 463 #562 – –
1995 207 #912 – –
1990 103 #1,503 – –
1985 9 #6,975 – –
1980 10 #6,330 – –
1975 17 #3,777 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Alivia, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Alivia?

The median living Alivia is about 13 years old. Half of all living Alivias are between 8 and 18 years old.

How many people named Alivia are alive today?

An estimated 35 thousand people named Alivia are alive in the United States, based on 34,801 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Alivia mean?

From 20th-century fiction, possibly influenced by Olivia.

How popular is the name Alivia in 2025?

Alivia ranked #484 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 619 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Alivia?

34,801 babies have been named Alivia in the United States since 1952, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Alivia most popular?

Alivia peaked in 2009, when 1,834 newborns received the name.

Is Alivia a boy or girl name?

Alivia is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Alivia rising or falling?

Alivia is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Alivia become more popular?

Alivia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 449 girls named Alivia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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