Total births
39
Girls' name · since 2009
Liva
39 babies named Liva in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16749
- among girls today
- 39
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
39 babies have been named Liva since 2009, making it today's #16749 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Liva recorded 39 times among girls since 2009, holding rank #16749 nationally today, ahead of 6% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2009 to 2025.
- #16749 among girls today
- 39 born since 2009
- 2010s peak decade
- 6% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Liva is currently the #16749 girls' name in America, more common than 6% of girls - 39 born since 2009, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16749
- among girls today
- 39
- born since 2009
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 6%
- more common than other girls
Liva vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16749
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 6% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
59% of everyone ever named Liva was born in this single decade.
2017
Single peak year
8 babies were named Liva in 2017 - its busiest year on record.
How Liva compares
39 13th percentile among 17,726 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
Liva's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Liva | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 39 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Liva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Liva's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Liva at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2017
Current rank
#16,749
Active since
2009
Liva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Liva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Liva's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Liva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
23 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 23 births (59% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Liva? ▼
Since 2009, Social Security records show 39 babies named Liva. Today it holds rank #16749 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2017, with 8 births.
When was Liva most popular? ▼
Liva was most popular in the 2010s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
How long has the name Liva been used? ▼
Records for Liva go back to 2009, giving 17 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Liva? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Livia, Liv, Livi, Livvy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Liva's data
- Liva's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (23 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Liva
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2009–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Liva: #16749 Girls' Name - 39 Births, Peak 2017." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/liva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Liva 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 July 2026.