Livia

LIV-ee-ah

Diminutive of Olivia or Latin

"blue, envious"

Livia Origin and Meaning

The name Livia is a girl's name of Spanish, Latin origin meaning "blue, envious".

Though it sounds like a chopped-off variation of Olivia, which means olive, the distinctively attractive Livia has been an independent name since the days of the ancient Romans, when it belonged to Livia Drusilla—the powerful wife of the Emperor Augustus—and is still commonly heard in modern Italy.

Livia was a literary favorite from the sixteenth century, appearing in the plays of John Fletcher and Thomas Middleton, and playing a minor role in Romeo and Juliet. Anna Livia Plurabelle is the name of a character in James Joyce's Finnegans Wake.

Livia entered the US Top 1000 in 2004 but unlike its popular sister Olivia, it's never risen that high in the ranks. But Livia is a Top 100 girls' name in many other countries, including France, the Netherlands, Brazil, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria.

Livia Rank in US Top 1000

# 824 in the US

Livia Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 278 on Nameberry

Livia Popularity

• 824 US 2023
• 278 Nameberry 2024
• 49 Canada 2023
• 530 Future 2028
• 388 England 2021
• 67 France 2023
• 88 Germany 2023
• 34 Netherlands 2023
• 24 Brazil 2023
• 44 Sweden 2022
• 22 Finland 2023
• 40 Belgium 2023
• 35 Switzerland 2023
• 47 Austria 2023
• 130 Poland 2020

20 Names Similar to Livia

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• Cassia
• Mila
• Chiara
• Cyra
• Gaia
• Isolde
• Lavinia
• Junia
• Emilia
• Octavia
• Lydia
• Viviana
• Amalia
• Aurelia
• Zara
• Arria

Famous People Named Livia

• Livia Drusilla wife of Roman Emperor Augustus
• Livia della Rovere last Duchess of Urbino
• Livia Turco Italian politician
• Livia d'Arco Italian singer
• Livia Brito Cuban,Mexican actress
• Livia Lang Austrian Olympic synchronized swimmer
• Livia Zita Hungarian singer of heavy metal band King Diamond
• Livia Renata Souza Brazilian mixed martial artist
• Livia Bitton Jackson (born Elli L. Friedmann), Czech,American historian
• Livia Firth founder of the Green Carpet Challenge; wife of actor Colin Firth
• Livia Charles Basche (b. 2008) daughter of actors David Alan Basche and Alysia Reiner

Livia in Pop Culture

• Livia Pollio Soprano character on "The Sopranos"
• Anna Livia Plurabelle character in "Finnegans Wake" by James Joyce
• Livia "Livvy" Blackthorn character in 'The Dark Artifices' by Cassandra Clare
• Livia character in "Livia, or Buried Alive" by Lawrence Durrell
• Livia Corvius video game character in "Ravenmark: Scourge of Estellion"