Is Liv a boy or girl name?
Liv is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 308 girls and 0 boys were named Liv, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 6,603 US babies named Liv were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #874
- Babies named Liv since 1956
- 6,603
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 437 babies
Boys and girls named Liv, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 10 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 129 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 84 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 890 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 3,443 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,969 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 308 | #874 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 405 | #702 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 400 | #729 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 424 | #686 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 432 | #665 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 434 | #668 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 429 | #681 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 437 | #672 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 414 | #697 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 396 | #719 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 357 | #784 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 274 | #927 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 237 | #1,061 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 270 | #951 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,238 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 174 | #1,369 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,727 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,996 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 84 | #2,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,978 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,731 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,157 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,224 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,155 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 36 | #3,627 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 15 | #6,705 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,966 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,382 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,133 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,124 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,127 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,180 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 7 | #10,973 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,262 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,638 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,987 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,699 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,050 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,109 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,762 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,747 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,729 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,000 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,547 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,257 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,460 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,171 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,493 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,024 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,111 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,615 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,481 |
Highest rank
Liv has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #665 in 2020. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Liv
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.