| Astrid | Liv | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Divinely beautiful | Life |
| Origin | norse | Norse |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | AS-trid | LEEV |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| First appeared | 1892 | 1956 |
| Peak year | 2024 (822) | 2017 (437) |
| In 2025 | 818 | 296 |
| Trend | Near its peak | Rising |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Astrid | Liv |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 4,578 | 2,267 |
| 2010s | 3,352 | 3,443 |
| 2000s | 2,050 | 890 |
| 1990s | 1,499 | 84 |
| 1980s | 575 | 73 |
| 1970s | 347 | 129 |
| 1960s | 337 | 5 |
| 1950s | 170 | 10 |
| 1940s | 142 | 0 |
| 1930s | 244 | 0 |
| 1920s | 247 | 0 |
| 1910s | 426 | 0 |
| 1900s | 132 | 0 |
| 1890s | 46 | 0 |
From Old Norse Ástríðr, from áss 'god' + fríðr 'beautiful, fair, beloved'. Here 'fríðr' genuinely means 'beautiful/fair' (not merely light-colored), giving the standard gloss 'divinely beautiful'. Old Germanic dithematic names resist a single tidy translation, but the beauty element is well attested.
Liv comes from the Old Norse for “life” or “protection.”
Astrid is more popular than Liv today: about 818 US babies were given the name Astrid in 2025, compared with 296 named Liv.
Astrid means Divinely beautiful (norse origin), while Liv means Life (Norse origin).
In US records, Astrid first appears in 1892 and Liv in 1956, so Astrid has the longer recorded history.