US rank #4171 Boys' name Peak 2016 501 births

Liev — #4171 US boys' name

501 babies named Liev in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s3632020s118
#4171
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 71% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

72% of everyone ever named Liev was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

58 babies were named Liev in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Liev

The Social Security Administration has registered 501 babies named Liev between 2007 and 2024, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Liev currently holds the #4171 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 58 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Liev performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Liev shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 69 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Liev in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Liev in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 501 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Liev at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

501

Since 2007

18 years of records

Peak year

2016

58 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,171

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

2007

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2024

Liev popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2007

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
58
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
020406080 2024202120182015201220092007 7

Liev by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
363 births that decade — 72% of Liev's all-time total
2000s202010s3632020s118

Liev by state

Where Liev concentrates geographically — total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Liev
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
69 13.8%
#2 New York
60 12.0%
#3 Texas
13 2.6%
California share of Liev's total US births 13.8%
Even split

69 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Liev?
501 babies have been named Liev since 2007. It currently ranks #4171 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 58 births.
When was Liev most popular?
Liev was most popular in the 2010s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Liev most popular?
The top states for the name Liev are California (69 births), New York (60 births), Texas (13 births).
How long has the name Liev been used?
Liev has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 18 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Liev?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liem, Lief, Lieutenant, Liel, and 3 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2007–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.