Alivia
Meaning
modern variant spelling of Olivia
The story
Alivia is Olivia respelled with a leading A, and it lived its whole life in the great Olivia supernova: as the original spent two decades in the top five, the A-spelling drafted behind, about 2,100 in the 1990s, 11,400 in the 2000s, cresting at 15,500 in the 2010s, and 5,600 so far this decade as the whole system cools. The A does double work: it marks the choice as deliberate, and it moves the name to the front of every alphabetical list, which some families count as a feature. One figure is near-absolute: about 34,800 girls to 15 boys, all girls this decade. Olivia, Alivia and Olive, the tree's whole American orchard, chart on separate lines as always; this is the branch that grew fastest in the shade of the biggest one.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Alivia peaked in the 2010s.
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Popularity in Brazil
299 people · the #19,102 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 1,000,000 · median age 7
Among people named Alivia living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 83 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Alivia
Most people given the name Alivia in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Alivia deep dive
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