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Liv

“Shelter, protection; also the modern Scandinavian word for 'life'” — Old Norse origin

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

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.

Around the world: #27 in Netherlands (2025) · #32 in Belgium (2025) · #43 in Denmark (2025) · #48 in Sweden (2025) · #56 in Switzerland (2024).

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

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
• Liv Rooney — Liv and Maddie
• Liv Flaherty — Emmerdale

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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