Is Lyvia a boy or girl name?

Lyvia is a girl’s name. Of the 664 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Lyvia

Recorded 1995–2025 · United States

Lyvia was most popular in 2014, when 37 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,838 that year. In 2025 it ranked #12,918, with 14 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 664 people named Lyvia.

Lyvia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lyvia’s peak in 2014. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lyvia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lyvia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 664 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org