girl's name
Lively
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 658
Lively is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2024, when 74 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2012.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lively over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 228 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 382 |
How popular is Lively?
In 2025, Lively was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lively is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Lively
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lively also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lively over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lively
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lively — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lively
How popular is the name Lively?
In 2025, Lively was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lively a girl's or a boy's name?
Lively is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lively?
Lively has 2 syllables.
When was Lively most popular?
Lively peaked in 2024, when 74 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lively a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lively currently ranks #3,488 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.