Girls' name · since 2012
Lively
Since 2012, U.S. Social Security records show 610 babies named Lively, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lively currently ranks #3510 among girls' names in America, with 610 babies recorded since 2012.
Social Security Administration records show Lively recorded 610 times among girls since 2012, holding rank #3510 nationally today, ahead of 80% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2012 to 2025.
- #10,446 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,510 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 610 born since 2012
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lively ranks #10,446 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,510 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 610 born since 2012, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,446 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 610
- born since 2012
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lively's 610 recorded births place it above 85.55% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Lively compares
610 Top 41% higher than 59% 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
Lively's all-time total is 62% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lively | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 610 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 74 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lively's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lively's SSA record in two at 2019 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2012, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 74, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lively popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 74
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Lively by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (382 births, 63% of the file).
2020s was Lively's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Lively births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
228 births
- 2020s
2020s
382 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 382 births (63% of all-time use).
How Lively 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 Lively's total volume
Lively by state
Where Lively concentrates geographically, total births since 2012
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 103 | 16.9% |
| #2 | California | | 54 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.8% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.8% |
103 of 610 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Lively's data
- Texas records the most Livelys (103 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lively: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2012–2025 (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 Lively 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.