Girls' name · since 1952
Alivia
Since 1952, U.S. Social Security records show 34,786 babies named Alivia, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,786
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Alivia is the #484 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 34,786 recorded since 1952.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alivia has been recorded 34,786 times among girls since 1952, currently ranked #484 nationally and more common than 97% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1952 to 2025.
- #753 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #484 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,786 born since 1952
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Alivia ranks #753 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #484 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,786 born since 1952, peaking in the 2010s.
- #753 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #484 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,786
- born since 1952
- 2010s
- peak decade
Alivia's 34,786 recorded births place it above 98.95% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Alivia compares
34,786 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Alivia's all-time total is 93x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Alivia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,786 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,833 | 21 | 19,840 |
Alivia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Alivia splits its recorded history at 1998: 95% of all births land in the more recent half, 5% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2008 peak of 1,833 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Alivia popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1952–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 1,833
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Alivia popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 2004 (Alivia as boys' name)
Alivia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (15,467 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Alivia's strongest decade.
15,467 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Alivia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1970s 98
1970s
98 births
- 1980s 208
1980s
208 births
- 1990s 2,066
1990s
2,066 births
- 2000s
2000s
11,349 births
- 2010s
2010s
15,467 births
- 2020s 5,581
2020s
5,581 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 15,467 births (44% of all-time use).
How Alivia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Alivia's total volume
Alivia by state
Where Alivia concentrates geographically, total births since 1952
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 2,392 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 2,106 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 2,095 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,800 | 5.2% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,683 | 4.8% |
| #6 | California | | 1,621 | 4.7% |
| #7 | Florida | | 1,515 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 1,456 | 4.2% |
2,392 of 34,786 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Alivia appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Alivia's data
- Alivia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (15,467 total births) through the 2020s (5,581) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Ohio records the most Alivias (2,392 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Alivia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~73 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1952–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Alivia draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.