Girls' name · since 1906
Livia
Livia has 10,236 recorded births since 1906 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2018 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,236
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
10,236 babies have been named Livia since 1906, making it today's #819 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Livia has been recorded 10,236 times among girls since 1906, currently ranked #819 nationally and more common than 95% 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 1906 to 2025.
- #1,641 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #819 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,236 born since 1906
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Livia ranks #1,641 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #819 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,236 born since 1906, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,641 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #819 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,236
- born since 1906
- 2010s
- peak decade
Livia's 10,236 recorded births place it above 97.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
39 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Livia compares
10,236 Top 9% higher than 91% 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
Livia's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Livia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,236 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 430 | 21 | 19,840 |
Livia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Livia's SSA record in two at 1967 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 430, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Livia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1906–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 430
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Livia by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,830 births, 37% of the file).
2010s was Livia's strongest decade.
3,830 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Livia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s 135
1910s
135 births
- 1920s 192
1920s
192 births
- 1930s 99
1930s
99 births
- 1940s 118
1940s
118 births
- 1950s 276
1950s
276 births
- 1960s 248
1960s
248 births
- 1970s 266
1970s
266 births
- 1980s 251
1980s
251 births
- 1990s 510
1990s
510 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,291 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,830 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,000 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,830 births (37% of all-time use).
How Livia 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 Livia's total volume
Livia by state
Where Livia concentrates geographically, total births since 1906
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 947 | 9.3% |
| #2 | California | | 937 | 9.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 474 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Florida | | 451 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 428 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 403 | 3.9% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 385 | 3.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 319 | 3.1% |
947 of 10,236 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.
Livia appears in 39 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Livia's data
- Livia's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,830 total births) through the 2020s (2,000) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Livias (947 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Livia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~119 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, 1906–2025 (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 Livia 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.