Given name

Liev

Liev is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Liev isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2007. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Liev through the years

Babies since 1880
521
521 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2016
58 babies
2025
20
#4,972 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
−48%
Cooling
0102030402025Highest share 201612
Liev in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2007–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inCalifornia
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: California (5).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 20 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,972 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 47.5% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 58 in 2016. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (5).

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Liev, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Modern

Liiam

11Very rare

>99% boys

Modern

Liedson

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Leiden

0Not recently recorded

>99% boys

Modern

Lorde

“one who has authority and power”

0Not recently recordedCooling

84% boys · 16% girls

Modern

Layn

“one who takes the narrow path”

0Not recently recordedCooling

>99% boys

Modern

Liangelo

24RareRising fast

>99% boys

Modern

Jaece

“God is my salvation”

13Very rareCooling

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

Names that share Liev’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Liev

A sister for Liev