Lively
Girl name · #3510 in 2025 · Uniqueness 84/100
In 2025, 44 baby girls were named Lively, placing it at #3510 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #7266, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 40,909 girls born in 2025 was named Lively.
Babies named Lively per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 13-year story
Lively first appears in the Social Security records in 2012, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 74 babies and a rank of #2434. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Lively in class?
Lively scores 84 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Lively will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Lively is most common
State-level data for Lively is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Lively
Statistically, parents drawn to Lively tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Lakely, Hazely, Steely, Emerly, and Lovely.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Lively | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44 | #3459 |
| 2024 | 74 | #2434 |
| 2023 | 68 | #2588 |
| 2022 | 65 | #2661 |
| 2021 | 69 | #2533 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2682 |
| 2019 | 58 | #2856 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3396 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4220 |
| 2016 | 26 | #5130 |
| 2015 | 16 | #7266 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6207 |
| 2013 | 22 | #5834 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14962 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Lively a popular girl name?
Lively ranked #3510 among girls in 2025 with 44 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #7266.
When was the name Lively most popular?
Lively peaked in 2024, when 74 American girls received the name (ranked #2434 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Lively?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 40,909 newborn American girls was named Lively. It scores 84/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.