US rank #10294 Boys' name Peak 1998 282 births

Livan — #10294 US boys' name

282 babies named Livan in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s1252000s852010s392020s33
#10294
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 28% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Livan was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

66 babies were named Livan in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Livan

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Livan between 1997 and 2024, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Livan currently holds the #10294 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 66 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Livan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 125 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Livan shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 43 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Livan in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Livan 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 282 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.

Livan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

282

Since 1997

28 years of records

Peak year

1998

66 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#10,294

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1997

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2024

Livan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1997

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
66
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
020406080 202420212017201320092005200219991997 36

Livan by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
125 births that decade — 44% of Livan's all-time total
1990s1252000s852010s392020s33

Livan by state

Where Livan concentrates geographically — total births since 1997

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Livan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
43 15.2%
#2 California
23 8.2%
#3 Florida
15 5.3%
#4 Arizona
7 2.5%
#5 New Mexico
5 1.8%
Texas share of Livan's total US births 15.2%
Even split

43 of 282 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Livan?
282 babies have been named Livan since 1997. It currently ranks #10294 among boys. The peak year was 1998 with 66 births.
When was Livan most popular?
Livan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 125 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Livan most popular?
The top states for the name Livan are Texas (43 births), California (23 births), Florida (15 births).
How long has the name Livan been used?
Livan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 28 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Livan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Livingston, Livio. 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, 1997–2024 (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.