How Many People Are Named Liv?
An estimated 6,532 people in the United States have the first name Liv. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Liv peaked in popularity in 2017 with 437 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Liv as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Liv paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Liv is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 12, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
6,532
About 1 in 52,473 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
437 births
Total Registered
6,603
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Liv
Liv is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 6,603 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Liv as a female name
Ranked #874 in 2024
308 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (437 births)
Liv: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Liv span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 8 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 3,443 babies were registered. While Liv is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Liv by Decade
How has Liv tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Liv by State
Birth registrations for Liv span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Arkansas, South Dakota, District of Columbia. On average, about 133 Livs were registered per state.
Liv + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Liv as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Liv
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Liv: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Liv?
We estimate approximately 6,532 people named Liv are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 52,473 Americans share this first name.
Is Liv a common name?
Liv is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,603 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Liv most popular?
Liv reached peak popularity in 2017, when 437 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Liv is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Liv a female name?
Liv is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Liv Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Liv Smith, Liv Johnson, Liv Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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