Total births
234
Girls' name · since 2000
Livian
Livian has 234 recorded births since 2000 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #12795
- among girls today
- 234
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Livian currently ranks #12795 among girls' names in America, with 234 babies recorded since 2000.
Livian has 234 recorded births among girls since 2000, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12795 as of the latest data, more common than 28% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2000 to 2025.
- #12795 among girls today
- 234 born since 2000
- 2010s peak decade
- 28% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Livian is currently the #12795 girls' name in America, more common than 28% of girls - 234 born since 2000, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12795
- among girls today
- 234
- born since 2000
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 28%
- more common than other girls
Livian vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#12795
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 28% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Livian was born in this single decade.
2016
Single peak year
21 babies were named Livian in 2016 - its busiest year on record.
How Livian compares
234 40th 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
Livian's all-time total is 39% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Livian | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 234 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 48 | 19,840 |
Livian's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Livian's full recorded timeline at 2015, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Livian at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2016
Current rank
#12,795
Active since
2000
Livian popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2000–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
Livian by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Livian's strongest decade.
136 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Livian births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 39
2000s
39 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 136 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Livian? ▼
234 babies have been named Livian since 2000. It currently ranks #12795 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 21 births.
When was Livian most popular? ▼
Livian was most popular in the 2010s decade with 136 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Livian been used? ▼
Livian has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Livian? ▼
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 Livian's data
- Livian's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (136 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- 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 Livian
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2000–2025 (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. "Livian: #12795 Girls' Name - 234 Births, Peak 2016." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/livian. 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 Livian 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 June 2026.