Liv

Liv

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Liv is a Nordic female given name derived from the Old Norse "hlíf", 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 1976 and has been recorded in 38 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2014 with 378 babies (rank #28 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Liv

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

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,516

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

378

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1976	3	#1,116
1977	3	#1,115
1978	3	#1,145
1979	3	#1,165
1980	3	#1,198
1982	1	#1,597
1983	1	#1,609
1984	1	#1,623
1985	2	#1,400
1986	2	#1,440
1987	1	#1,672
1988	1	#1,698
1989	1	#1,720
1990	1	#1,709
1991	1	#1,733
1992	1	#1,751
1993	4	#1,197
1994	4	#1,204
1995	5	#1,109
1996	5	#1,089
1997	5	#1,101
1998	8	#916
1999	16	#607
2000	19	#548
2001	15	#633
2002	26	#462
2003	45	#310
2004	90	#170
2005	89	#170
2006	118	#119
2007	113	#123
2008	159	#96
2009	199	#75
2010	242	#66
2011	279	#45
2012	320	#34
2013	349	#29
2014	378	#28

Year

Babies

Rank

1976

#1,116

1977

#1,115

1978

#1,145

1979

#1,165

1980

#1,198

1982

#1,597

1983

#1,609

1984

#1,623

1985

#1,400

1986

#1,440

1987

#1,672

1988

#1,698

1989

#1,720

1990

#1,709

1991

#1,733

1992

#1,751

1993

#1,197

1994

#1,204

1995

#1,109

1996

#1,089

1997

#1,101

1998

#916

1999

#607

2000

#548

2001

#633

2002

#462

2003

#310

2004

#170

2005

#170

2006

118

#119

2007

113

#123

2008

159

#96

2009

199

#75

2010

242

#66

2011

279

#45

2012

320

#34

2013

349

#29

2014

378

#28

Meaning

Numerology of Liv

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Liv

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Year-by-Year Detail