Alivia
Alivia was the 484th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 619 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 175th; the most babies were born in 2008 (1,833). Over the last ten years it has moved down 269 places. More babies were named Alivia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin not documented
Say it uh-LIV-ee-uh /əˈlɪviə/
- Rank in 2025
- #484 girls, down 232 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 619girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20081,833 babies
- Total since 1880
- 34,801babies recorded
What does the name Alivia mean?
Alivia is a 20th-century American name. Wiktionary says it comes from 20th-century fiction and was possibly influenced by Olivia, but no specific work is named. SSA data record it in the US from the 1950s, with most use since the 1990s. It is best treated as a modern variant of Olivia without a separate documented meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Origin given only as 'from fiction'; no documented meaning.
Related names: Olivia, Alyvia, Livia.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Alivia', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (usage history only), US Social Security Administration
Nicknames for Alivia
The usual nicknames for Alivia are Liv and Livvy. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Alivia in the last five years, 42 were named Liv, against 9 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liv · also for Olivia, Olive, Livia | Modern | #896 | 1,835 |
| Livvy · also for Olivia | Modern | #1,343 | 450 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Alivias go by each one.
Alivia popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 15 since 2004.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #484 | 619 |
| 2020 | #252 | 1,183 |
| 2010 | #175 | 1,766 |
| 2000 | #562 | 463 |
| 1990 | #1,503 | 103 |
| 1980 | #6,330 | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Alivia, counting every spelling?
Alivia is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #436 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #484 for Alivia on its own. Together these spellings went to 753 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alivia | 619 | #484 | 4,398 |
| Alyvia | 109 | #1,833 | 733 |
| Aliviah | 15 | #7,152 | 122 |
| Alyviah | 10 | #9,489 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Alivia?
619 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Alivia (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Alivia born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 14 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Alivia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Alivia?
About 34,500 people born in the US named Alivia are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 9 and 19. That makes Alivia mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Alivia by state
How common Alivia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (3.6×), Mississippi (3.0×), Iowa (2.8×), Alabama (2.4×), Arkansas (2.3×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Oregon, California, Minnesota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Alivia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Alivia, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Alivia · Sibling names for Alivia
Questions about the name Alivia
How popular is the name Alivia?
Alivia was the 484th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 619 babies. Its best year was 2010, when it ranked 175th; the most babies were born in 2008 (1,833). Over the last ten years it has moved down 269 places. More babies were named Alivia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Alivia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Alivia in the US.
Where is Alivia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Alivia was most common in West Virginia (1.95 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Iowa.