Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Livia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #820 Trend ↓ Falling 10%

From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.

Rank 2025
#820
among girls · ↑19 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
332
named Livia · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,841
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
430 babies
All-time total
10,236
#1,641 all-time among girls
First recorded
1906
in Social Security records

Livia popularity over time

10,236 babies have been named Livia since 1906, 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
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

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 Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 20 2 – #1,648
1910s 135 14 +575% #1,509
1920s 192 19 +42% #1,569
1930s 99 10 -48% #1,921
1940s 118 12 +19% #2,157
1950s 276 28 +134% #1,692
1960s 248 25 -10% #2,130
1970s 266 27 +7% #2,408
1980s 251 25 -6% #2,620
1990s 510 51 +103% #1,578
2000s 2,291 229 +349% #866
2010s 3,830 383 +67% #667
2020s (to 2025) 2,000 333 -13% #777

Where Livia 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 325 0.20 outside top 500
2027 320 0.20 outside top 500
2028 315 0.20 outside top 500
2029 311 0.19 outside top 500
2030 308 0.19 outside top 500

Where Livia is most popular

Girls named Livia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.205 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Minnesota.

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 Livia 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
Massachusetts 89 0.736 +258%
Connecticut 36 0.619 +201%
Minnesota 45 0.417 +103%
New Jersey 73 0.404 +97%
Oregon 25 0.384 +87%
New York 137 0.346 +68%
Pennsylvania 74 0.313 +52%
Illinois 70 0.306 +49%
Utah 25 0.300 +46%
Florida 128 0.299 +46%
Wisconsin 28 0.272 +32%
Washington 34 0.235 +15%
Iowa 13 0.222 +8%
Michigan 40 0.220 +7%
California 178 0.212 ≈ national
Virginia 36 0.211 ≈ national
Arizona 28 0.200 ≈ national
Ohio 47 0.198 ≈ national
Georgia 45 0.198 ≈ national
Colorado 22 0.197 ≈ national
Maryland 19 0.179 -13%
South Carolina 16 0.178 -13%
North Carolina 39 0.171 -17%
Texas 123 0.153 -26%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -32%
Tennessee 22 0.139 -32%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 -34%
Indiana 18 0.128 -38%
Arkansas 6 0.114 -45%
Alabama 10 0.107 -48%
Missouri 12 0.100 -52%
Kansas 5 0.087 -58%
Kentucky 6 0.070 -66%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Livia

Livia is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #820 in 2025 with 332 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1906, 10,236 American babies have been named Livia. Its peak came in 2018, when 430 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

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 Livia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Livia?

The median living Livia is about 13 years old; half are between 7 and 21. An estimated 9,600 people named Livia 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.

Livia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 332 #820
2024 322 #839
2023 334 #826
2022 312 #893
2021 366 #777
2020 334 #816
2019 368 #762
2018 430 #680
2017 386 #734
2016 400 #712
2015 393 #724
2014 428 #667
2013 362 #749
2012 374 #744
2011 365 #756
2010 324 #831
2009 322 #866
2008 288 #944
2007 250 #1,050
2006 229 #1,100
2005 266 #932
2004 254 #950
2003 230 #1,006
2002 191 #1,106
2001 135 #1,409
2000 126 #1,464
1995 44 #2,761
1990 20 #4,794
1985 16 #4,761
1980 29 #3,038
1975 23 #3,114
1970 19 #3,375
1965 23 #2,577
1960 30 #2,130
1955 20 #2,510
1950 17 #2,498
1945 12 #2,683
1940 12 #2,502
1935 11 #2,660
1930 14 #2,375
1925 19 #2,080
1920 18 #2,128
1915 16 #2,011
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Livia

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Livia Livia Roman empress from 27 BC to AD 14 -58–29 · Antiquity
  2. 2 Livia Brito Livia Brito Cuban actress and model (born 1986) Contemporary
  3. 3 Livia Orestilla Livia Orestilla Second wife of Roman emperor Caligula 20–100 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Livia?

The median living Livia is about 13 years old. Half of all living Livias are between 7 and 21 years old.

How many people named Livia are alive today?

An estimated 9,600 people named Livia are alive in the United States, based on 10,236 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Livia mean?

From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.

How popular is the name Livia in 2025?

Livia ranked #820 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 332 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Livia?

10,236 babies have been named Livia in the United States since 1906, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Livia most popular?

Livia peaked in 2018, when 430 newborns received the name.

Is Livia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Livia rising or falling?

Livia has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Livia become more popular?

Livia is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 308 girls named Livia in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Livia?

Well-known people named Livia include Livia (companion), Livia Brito (actor), Livia Orestilla (companion).

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