Liv

Meaning and origin of Liv

Popularity of Liv in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2024.
• Over recent years, Liv has been rising fast (+14.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Liv every 6.5 schools, all spellings combined.

Liv in English-speaking countries

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  414^th girls’ name25 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,588

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  553^rd girls’ name63 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,452−7.8% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  814^th girls’ name1,010 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,784−4.2% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  687^th girls’ name13 babies in 3 years1 girl in 4,989

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  687^th girls’ name10 babies in 3 years1 girl in 5,438

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  40 babies in 3 years1 girl in 19,196

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Lyv (in French)130
• Lyve10
• Liiv5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Liv

• Selma
• Axelle
• Marthe
• Mia
• Shelby
• Lise
• Rym
• Solveig
• Freya
• June
• Line
• Swann