Liv

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Liv is a Nordic female given name derived from the Old Norse "hlรญf", which means "shelter" or "protection". In modern Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish it is also homophonous with the word "liv" meaning "life".

From Wikipedia

Liv first appears in the data in 2003 and has been recorded in 22 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2021 with 114 babies (rank #277 that year). In 2024 it was given to 81 girls (rank #372). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Liv

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Liv yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

1,197
Total babies (all years)
22
Years in the data
114
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
20038#2,016
200410#1,771
200517#1,234
200614#1,471
200722#1,078
200828#933
200929#896
201029#920
201129#904
201240#702
201356#543
201445#659
201567#485
201670#471
201781#408
201885#381
2019110#290
2020109#272
2021114#277
202279#376
202374#398
202481#372