Livingston vs Livvy
American parents have registered 1,071 Livingstons since 1880, against 764 Livvys. But in 2025 it was Livvy that was commoner, 165 babies to 12.
Babies given each name, 1880–2025
Livingston Livvy
Each line is every baby given the name that year, girls and boys added together — the only count that means the same thing for both names. A line breaks where the name fell below five babies in a year — the point at which the SSA stops publishing it — rather than being drawn through a figure nobody published. A single published year in a gap shows as a dot.
Who was ahead
Of the 102 years in which either name was published, Livingston for 81 years and Livvy for 21 years. The lead changed hands once.
- 1890–2004 Livingston ahead
- 2005–2025 Livvy ahead
Side by side
| Livingston | Livvy | |
|---|---|---|
| Total US births | 1,071 | 764 |
| Most in one year | 29 | 165 |
| Babies in 2025 | 12 | 165 |
| Estimated living today | 580 | 760 |
| Median age today | 30 | 3 |
| Peak year | 1917 | 2025 |
| Best rank | 1,264th boys | 1,341st girls |
| Rank in 2025 | 12,008th | 1,341st |
| First recorded | 1890 | 2003 |
| Girls / boys | 114 / 957 | 764 / 0 |
A rank is a position within one sex’s list for one year, so the two rank rows are not subtracted from one another and the winning column is not marked on them. The living figure is a life-table estimate, not a count.
Which name is older
Half of the Livingstons alive today are over 30; half the Livvys are over 3. That is 27 years between them: two names in use at the same time, worn by two different generations.
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Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025, public domain. Full histories: Livingston and Livvy.