Given name & surname

Livie

“one who protects others”·“from the olive tree”

Livie is a variant of Liv. Interpretations include “one who protects others” and “from the olive tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Livie is a variant of Liv. Interpretations include “one who protects others” and “from the olive tree”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1924. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Livie through the years

Babies since 1880
744
0 boys · 744 girls
Most popular year
2024
62 babies
2025
60
#2,844 for girls
2021–25 vs 2016–20
+27%
Rising
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Livie in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1924–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

Where it’s given

Most at home inMinnesota, Texas
FewerMore, relative to births Not published
2025 births by state of birth. Tiles are equal-sized so small states stay visible. Highest rates: Minnesota (5), Texas (7).

By the numbers

In 2025, this name appeared in 60 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,844 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 27.4% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 464 as a first name in 2020.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Livie’s family of names

In French usage, Livie has a related form in Livia. In French usage, Livie has a conventional equivalent in the English form Livia. Livie has a related form in Liv.

Walk Livie’s family in the name graph

LivieLyvieLiviaLivLivvieLivyLiviyaLiviettaЛивия

Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 3

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Livie, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Nature

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“a flourishing woman; a blooming flower”

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“a man of the lake”

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Nature

Lynnea

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16Very rareEasing

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Livie’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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