Alivya
A feminine name of uncertain origin, potentially from Sanskrit meaning "fortunate" or "alive".
Name Census estimates that about 328 living Americans carry the first name Alivya. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Alivya today is around 14 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Alivya births was 2010 (30 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Alivya. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
328
~ 1 in 1,044,983 Americans
Peak year
2010
30 babies that year
Average age
14
years old
2024 SSA rank
#12,193
Tracked since 2001
Census
Alivya in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 250 people with the first name Alivya, which placed it at #33,212 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#33,212
National first-name rank
People counted
250
250 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
56.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Alivya
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alivya is White at 56.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.2%) and Black (14.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Alivya described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Alivya at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White56.8% · 142
- Hispanic or Latino15.2% · 38
- Black or African American14.4% · 36
- Two or more races10.4% · 26
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.2% · 3
Popularity
Alivya: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Alivya from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 169 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 2010s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Alivya by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Alivya during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Alivya
The name Alivya has its origins in the ancient Sanskrit language of India, tracing back to around the 5th century BCE. It is derived from the Sanskrit words "ali" meaning "bee" and "vya" meaning "to surround" or "to encompass." The name is believed to have been used to describe the buzzing and swarming behavior of bees around their hives.
In the early vedic texts of Hinduism, the name Alivya is mentioned as a minor deity associated with bees and honey. There are references to this deity in the Rig Veda, one of the oldest sacred texts in the world, written between 1500-1000 BCE. The name is also found in ancient Sanskrit inscriptions and carvings from various parts of the Indian subcontinent.
The earliest recorded person with the name Alivya dates back to the 3rd century BCE, a renowned scholar and philosopher from the city of Taxila, now in modern-day Pakistan. Alivya is credited with several treatises on logic, ethics, and metaphysics, although only fragments of his works have survived.
In the 7th century CE, Alivya was the name of a renowned Kashmiri poetess and mystic, renowned for her devotional poetry and spiritual teachings. Her poetry explored themes of love, devotion, and the search for divine unity.
During the Gupta Empire (320-550 CE), one of the most prominent figures was Alivya, a skilled architect and engineer responsible for the construction of several magnificent temples and palaces. His innovative designs and techniques were widely admired and influenced architectural styles across the Indian subcontinent.
In the 12th century, Alivya was the name of a revered Buddhist monk and scholar from the Nalanda University in Bihar, India. He was renowned for his contributions to Buddhist philosophy and his translations of ancient Sanskrit texts into Tibetan.
Throughout the centuries, the name Alivya has been associated with various notable figures, scholars, artists, and spiritual leaders across the Indian subcontinent, reflecting its deep cultural and historical roots.
People
Alivya + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Alivya as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Alivya: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Alivya?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 328 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Alivya going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,044,983 US residents.
Is Alivya a common name?
We classify Alivya as "Very Rare". It ranks above 80.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 331 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Alivya most popular?
The single biggest year for Alivya was 2010, when 30 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Alivya is about 14 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Alivya in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 250 people with the name Alivya, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #33,212 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Alivya in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Alivya?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Alivya appears almost entirely female. Of the 243 people counted with this name, 100.0% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Alivya?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Alivya is White at 56.8%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (15.2%) and Black (14.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Alivya most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Alivya in the 2020 Census, accounting for 56.8% (142 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Alivya in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Alivya a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Alivya in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Alivya still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Alivya in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Alivya can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Alivya as a first name?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.