Livia
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Livia (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Livia has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2021. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 20 |
| 2002 | 26 |
| 2003 | 37 |
| 2004 | 59 |
| 2005 | 58 |
| 2006 | 69 |
| 2007 | 112 |
| 2008 | 118 |
| 2009 | 145 |
| 2010 | 205 |
| 2011 | 197 |
| 2012 | 185 |
| 2013 | 191 |
| 2014 | 204 |
| 2015 | 226 |
| 2016 | 239 |
| 2017 | 249 |
| 2018 | 218 |
| 2019 | 231 |
| 2020 | 239 |
| 2021 | 291 |
| 2022 | 235 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 138 |
| 2000 | 147 |
| 2001 | 166 |
| 2002 | 189 |
| 2003 | 224 |
| 2004 | 282 |
| 2005 | 344 |
| 2006 | 417 |
| 2007 | 528 |
| 2008 | 650 |
| 2009 | 800 |
| 2010 | 1,003 |
| 2011 | 1,208 |
| 2012 | 1,392 |
| 2013 | 1,583 |
| 2014 | 1,794 |
| 2015 | 2,026 |
| 2016 | 2,271 |
| 2017 | 2,535 |
| 2018 | 2,759 |
| 2019 | 2,995 |
| 2020 | 3,233 |
Livia in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Livia.Hi! My name is Livia.
- Har du träffat Livia? Hon började jobba här i måndags.Have you met Livia? She started working here on Monday.
- Vet du om Livia kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Livia is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Livias mamma är lärare.Livia's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Livias mamma is Livia's mum.
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Questions about Livia
How do you pronounce Livia in Swedish?
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What does the name Livia mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. From Latin Līvia, feminine form of Līvius, name of a plebeian Roman gens.
How popular is Livia in Sweden?
235 babies were named Livia in 2022. In 2020, 3,233 people in Sweden had Livia as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2021 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.