Liev
Liev was the 4972nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2295th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,224 places. More babies were named Liev in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,972 boys, down 1,431 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 20boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201658 babies
- Total since 1880
- 521babies recorded
Liev popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,972 | 20 |
| 2020 | #3,541 | 31 |
| 2010 | #3,681 | 29 |
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How popular is Liev, counting every spelling?
Liev has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Liev?
20 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Liev (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Liev 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 423 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Liev.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Liev?
About 500 people born in the US named Liev are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 12. That makes Liev a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Liev by state
How common Liev was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Liev: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Liev, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Liev
How popular is the name Liev?
Liev was the 4972nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 20 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 2295th with 58 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,224 places. More babies were named Liev in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Liev a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Liev in the US.
Where is Liev most popular?
In 2021–2025, Liev was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Texas.