Name Generator
How popular is the name Lyvia?
Births per year, rank history and how many Lyvias are alive today.
Lyvia (female) is a shortened form of the name Olivia (and sometimes of Olive). Lyvia itself was last registered for 7 babies in 2014; most Lyvias are registered as Olivia, which ranked 1st in 2025 with 2,386 babies.
Most people called Lyvia are registered as Olivia, and share that name's profile: the Olivia you are most likely to meet is around 17 years old. Half of all Olivias born in England and Wales are between 10 and 27, and there are at least 140,000 of them alive today. Only some Olivias go by Lyvia.
How many babies are named Lyvia or Olivia each year?
Combined registrations of Olivia, Lyvia. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Olivia rank as a registered name?
Where does Lyvia rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Lyvia short for Olivia?
Yes - Lyvia is a shortened form of Olivia. It is also used for Olive. Lyvias are usually registered as Olivia at birth.
When was the name Lyvia most popular?
The full name Olivia peaked in 2008, when 5,330 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lyvia itself peaked as a registered name in 2014, with 7 babies.
How many people are called Lyvia?
There's no official count of people who go by Lyvia, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 140,000 people registered as Olivia born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lyvia.
How old is the typical Lyvia?
Most people called Lyvia are registered as Olivia. Most living Olivias are between 10 and 27; the most common age is about 17.
Is Lyvia becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 2008 peak.