Liv

Meaning: Shelter, protection; also life
Origin: Old Norse — Also the modern Scandinavian word for life

Girl's name · #896 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Liv is near its high-water mark: it reached #666 in 2020 and still ranked #896 in 2025. About 6,900 girls have carried it since 1956.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 29 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#27 in Netherlands (2025) · #32 in Belgium (2025) · #43 in Denmark (2025) · #48 in Sweden (2025) · #67 in Switzerland (2025) · #73 in Norway (2025) · #132 in France (2025) · #286 in Austria (2025) · #668 in Ireland (2025) · #711 in Scotland (2025) · #2,366 in England & Wales (2025) · #372 in Canada (2024).

Famous Livs

Liv Tyler — American actress (born 1977)
Liv Ullmann — Norwegian actress, director, and screenwriter (born 1938)
Liv Lisa Fries — German actress
Liv Kristine — Norwegian singer
Liv Grete Skjelbreid Poirée — Norwegian biathlete

In stories & tradition

Liv Malone — Skins (TV series)
Liv Rooney^pt — Liv and Maddie (TV series)
Liv Flaherty — Emmerdale (TV series)

What Livs become

Among 286 notable people named Liv:

Entertainers appear 1.56× more often than among typical names — e.g. Liv Tyler, American actress (born 1977).

Similar names: Hadlee · Lylah · Marleigh · Kinslee · Denver · Emerie

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