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girls' name ★ peaked 2024

Livy

Meaning A diminutive of the female given name Olivia Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,979 Trend ↑ Rising 98%

A diminutive of the female given name Olivia.

Rank 2025
#2,979
among girls · ↓16 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
56
named Livy
How common
1 in 28,701
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
56 babies
All-time total
550
#11,177 all-time among girls
First recorded
2004
in Social Security records

Livy popularity over time

550 babies have been named Livy since 2004, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2024Girls

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 – – – –
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1990s – – – –
2000s 25 3 – #14,490
2010s 262 26 +948% #3,820
2020s (to 2025) 263 44 +67% #2,963

Where Livy 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 63 0.04 outside top 500
2027 69 0.04 outside top 500
2028 75 0.05 outside top 500
2029 81 0.05 outside top 500
2030 86 0.05 outside top 500

The story of Livy

Livy is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,979 in 2025 with 56 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2004, 550 American babies have been named Livy. Its peak came in 2024, when 56 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Livy?

The median living Livy is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 10. An estimated 500 people named Livy are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Livy year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 56 #2,979
2024 56 #2,963
2023 44 #3,555
2022 49 #3,297
2021 31 #4,466
2020 27 #4,836
2019 31 #4,501
2018 24 #5,400
2017 30 #4,651
2016 37 #4,048
2015 40 #3,820
2014 30 #4,719
2013 27 #5,084
2012 18 #7,042
2011 16 #7,650
2010 9 #11,844
2009 – –
2008 7 #14,744
2007 5 #19,327
2006 7 #14,490
2005 – –
2004 6 #15,282
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Famous people named Livy

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

  1. 1 Livy Livy Roman historian (59 BC – AD 17) -59–17 · Antiquity

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Livy?

The median living Livy is about 6 years old. Half of all living Livys are between 2 and 10 years old.

How many people named Livy are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Livy are alive in the United States, based on 550 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Livy mean?

A diminutive of the female given name Olivia.

How popular is the name Livy in 2025?

Livy ranked #2,979 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 56 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Livy?

550 babies have been named Livy in the United States since 2004, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Livy most popular?

Livy peaked in 2024, when 56 newborns received the name.

Is Livy a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Livy rising or falling?

Livy is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Livy become more popular?

Livy is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 86 girls named Livy 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 Livy?

Well-known people named Livy include Livy (historian).

Names like Livy

Names that sound and feel close to Livy: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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