Livy
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning olive tree; a form of Olivia.
Livy by the numbers
In 2025, 3 babies in England and Wales were named Livy. In the US, 29 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 40 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Olivia
Like Livy, each of these traces back to Olivia: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Aliviaolive tree; a respelling of Olivia1,330 in the US (2017)
- Olyviaolive tree; a respelling of Olivia71 in the US (2017)
- Aliviaholive tree; a respelling of Olivia64 in the US (2017)
- Ollyolive tree; a diminutive of Oliver or Olivia54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Oliwiaolive tree; Polish form of Olivia46 in England and Wales (2025)
- Olivianaolive tree; a form of Olivia30 in the US (2017)
- Oliviaholive tree; a form of Olivia23 in the US (2017)
- Olivaolive tree; variant of Olivia22 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Livy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
- Livolive tree; a form of Olivia432 in the US (2017)
- Levyjoining or attachment; a form of Levi75 in the US (2017)
- Liviolive tree; diminutive of Olivia43 in the US (2017)
- Livvyolive tree; a form of Olivia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Livaolive tree; a form of Olivia8 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Livy
Names that are said the same way as Livy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a tree
Like Livy, 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)
Names about as common as Livy
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