US rank #838 Girls' name Peak 2018 9,903 births

Livia — #838 US girls' name

9,903 babies named Livia in U.S. Social Security records since 1906, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#838
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 95% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Livia was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

430 babies were named Livia in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Livia

The Social Security Administration has registered 9,903 babies named Livia between 1906 and 2024, spanning 119 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Livia currently holds the #838 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 430 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Livia performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 3,830 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Livia shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 912 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Livia in 39 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Livia 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 9,903 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.

Livia at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

9,903

Since 1906

119 years of records

Peak year

2018

430 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#838

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1906

Recorded for 119 years

Last year on file: 2024

Livia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1906

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2018)
430
Annual births at peak — across 119 years of records
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Livia by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
3,830 births that decade — 39% of Livia's all-time total
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Livia by state

Where Livia concentrates geographically — total births since 1906

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Livia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
912 9.2%
#2 California
896 9.0%
#3 Texas
455 4.6%
#4 Florida
420 4.2%
#5 Pennsylvania
419 4.2%
#6 Massachusetts
379 3.8%
#7 Illinois
373 3.8%
#8 Minnesota
309 3.1%
New York share of Livia's total US births 9.2%
Even split

912 of 9,903 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 39 reporting states.

Livia appears in 39 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Livia?
9,903 babies have been named Livia since 1906. It currently ranks #838 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 430 births.
When was Livia most popular?
Livia was most popular in the 2010s decade with 3,830 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Livia most popular?
The top states for the name Livia are New York (912 births), California (896 births), Texas (455 births).
How long has the name Livia been used?
Livia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1906, spanning 119 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Livia?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Liv, Livi, Livie, Livvy, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1906–2024 (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.