Avy
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning olive; diminutive form of Aveline or Avery.
Avy by the numbers
Avy was given to 27 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Other names that come from Aveline
Like Avy, each of these traces back to Aveline: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Avery
Like Avy, each of these traces back to Avery: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Averieruler of the elves; a modern respelling of Avery800 in the US (2017)
- Avereeelf ruler; a respelling of Avery70 in the US (2017)
- Avaryruler of the elves; a respelling of Avery64 in the US (2017)
- Averlyfrom the boar meadow; a form of Avery39 in the US (2017)
- Avereyelf ruler; a form of Avery28 in the US (2017)
- Averyroseelf ruler rose; compound of Avery and Rose10 in the US (2017)
- Averyannaelf ruler; a form of Avery blended with anna7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Avy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Avy
Names that are said the same way as Avy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Avy, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)