Livia
From the Roman family name Livius, possibly rooted in lividus, meaning bluish. Livia Drusilla was the wife of the emperor Augustus.
Livia in 2025
Livia was given to 332 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,579th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 9,986 babies born.
The history of Livia
Livia reached its highest point in 2018, when 430 babies were given the name, ranking 1,290th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,288th, in 2014.
Across the 120 years of records since 1906, 10,236 babies have been named Livia. Half of them were born before 2012, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Livia by decade
| Decade | Babies named Livia | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 20 | 2,527 |
| 1910s | 135 | 2,774 |
| 1920s | 192 | 2,807 |
| 1930s | 99 | 3,425 |
| 1940s | 118 | 3,669 |
| 1950s | 276 | 2,776 |
| 1960s | 248 | 3,406 |
| 1970s | 266 | 3,799 |
| 1980s | 251 | 4,120 |
| 1990s | 510 | 2,742 |
| 2000s | 2,291 | 1,585 |
| 2010s | 3,830 | 1,288 |
| 2020s | 2,000 | 1,476 |
Where Livia is heading
Livia has fallen 16% over the past decade, from 393 babies in 2015 to 332 in 2025.
Names like Livia
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Livia.