Girls' name · peaked in 2009
Alivia name popularity since 1925
34,801 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Alivia. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Alivia is about 14 years old in 2026. Alivia peaked in 2009 as the #178 name for girls, and it ranked #484 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,801
- Named Alivia, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #484
- for girls in 2025 (619 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 34,786 girls · 15 boys
- Most popular in
- Indiana
- 1.82× its national share
Peak year is the year Alivia made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Alivia births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2008. Measured as a share of all babies, Alivia peaked in 2009.
- Fastest rise: Between 1996 and 2001, Alivia became 3× more common, from 1 in 9,280 baby girls to 1 in 3,080.
- Steepest fall: Between 2020 and 2025, its share of baby girls fell by 47%, from 1 in 1,370 to 1 in 2,600.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Alivia's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Alivia.
Decade by decade
Babies named Alivia in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 17 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 98 | 0 | #3,777 |
| 1980s | 208 | 0 | #6,975 |
| 1990s | 2,066 | 0 | #912 |
| 2000s | 11,349 | 10 | #289 |
| 2010s | 15,467 | 5 | #215 |
| 2020–25 | 5,581 | 0 | #484 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
50.3% of babies named Alivia from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Alivia is most popular
The index compares Alivia's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Alivia.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana | 1.82× | 1,456 |
| Utah | 1.82× | 525 |
| Iowa | 1.81× | 778 |
| Michigan | 1.62× | 2,095 |
| Nebraska | 1.59× | 377 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Alivia and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Alivia (this page) | 34,786 | 2009 |
| Alyvia | 5,839 | 2013 |
| Aliviah | 1,070 | 2014 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Alivia's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Alivia.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Alivia (2009).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data