Liv is a girl's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “shelter.” In 2024 it was given to 308 girls in the United States.
Liv belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “shelter” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Liv first appears in Social Security records in 1956. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #665 in 2020, and in 2024 308 babies received the name — 6,603 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Liv means “shelter” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Liv is a girl name. In 2024, 308 babies received the name in the US.
Liv comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Liv first appears in US records in 1956. Its best-ever ranking was #665 in 2020, and 308 babies were given the name in 2024.
Liv is pronounced /lɪv/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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