If you like Ivy . . .

If you love the spunky ecovintage Ivy, but can't use it, here are some alternatives.
  1. Acie
    • Ada
      • Origin:

        German or Turkish
      • Meaning:

        "noble, nobility, or island"
      • Description:

        Ada is one of the classic baby names for girls that is suddenly super stylish again. A favorite at the end of the nineteenth century, Ada is an alternative to the over-popular Ava. Ada is also part of the trend toward simple, old-fashioned names beginning with a vowel, like Ivy and Ella.
    • Alvy
      • Aoife
        • Origin:

          Irish Gaelic
        • Meaning:

          "beautiful, radiant"
        • Description:

          Aoife, pronounced EE-fa, is derived from the Irish word aoibh, meaning "beauty." Aoife was borne by several different heroines of ancient Irish legend. In one tale, she was the fiercest woman warrior in the world and enemy of her twin sister, Scathach.
      • Ava
        • Origin:

          Hebrew, Latin or Germanic
        • Meaning:

          "life; bird; water, island"
        • Description:

          Ava is one of the prime examples of a modern classic name, rising thought the course of a generation into the Top 10, where it has lingered for nearly 20 years.
      • Avery
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "ruler of the elves"
        • Description:

          Avery is a hugely popular name in the US, especially for girls. But while nearly four times as many girls as boys are named Avery today Avery's popularity is starting to soften for girls while it continues to strengthen for boys.
      • Avie
        • Avis
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "bird"
          • Description:

            Avis is a bird name that's been in hibernation for awhile, possibly due to the car rental association, but it could make a return on the wings of Ava. Baldwin brother Daniel chose it for his daughter.
        • Avy
          • Birdie
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "bird"
            • Description:

              Birdie was until recently a middle-aged Ladies' Club member wearing a bird-decorated hat --but now it's just the kind of vintage nickname (think Hattie, Josie, Mamie, Millie) that's coming back into style in a big way. Actress Busy Philipps named her baby Birdie (inspired by First Lady Lady Bird Johnson), as did soap star Maura West.
          • Blue
            • Origin:

              Color name
            • Description:

              Blue suddenly came into the spotlight, as the unusual color name chosen by Beyonce and Jay-Z for their baby girl Blue Ivy. Blue is also a starbaby middle name du jour, used for both sexes in different spellings and forms, from John Travolta and Kelly Preston's Ella Bleu to Alicia Silverstone's Bear Blu. Dave 'The Edge' Evans named his daughter Blue Angel back in 1989.
          • Briar
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "a thorny patch"
            • Description:

              Fairy-tale memories of Sleeping Beauty inspire some parents—such as Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen—to call their daughters Briar Rose. But Briar plus a different middle name might work even better. It's one of the newly popular nature-word names, charting in the US for the first time in 2015 for both genders.
          • Briony
            • Origin:

              Spelling variation of Bryony
            • Meaning:

              "to sprout"
            • Description:

              Briony may be the variation and Bryony the original, but many parents will see this as the more authentic-feeling version of this attractive botanical name. Still unusual in the U.S., Briony is in the British Top 100 and may appeal to parents as a fresh spin on Briana or Brittany or an honorific for a Brian, though it bears no relationship to the male name.
          • Bryn
            • Origin:

              Welsh
            • Meaning:

              "hill"
            • Description:

              Bryn is an up-and-coming gentle, yet substantial, Welsh name that would also be effective in the middle spot. In Wales it's a traditional boys' name, but it's far more popular for girls now in the US.
          • Chevy
            • Clover
              • Origin:

                Flower name, from Old English
              • Meaning:

                "key"
              • Description:

                Clover is a charming, perky choice if you want to move beyond hothouse blooms like Rose and Lily, and it's recently become a new celeb favorite, chosen by both Neal McDonough and Natasha Gregson Wagner, who used it to honor her mother, Natalie Wood, one of whose most iconic films was Inside Daisy Clover.
            • Daisy
              • Origin:

                Diminutive of Margaret or flower name, English
              • Meaning:

                "day's eye"
              • Description:

                Daisy, fresh, wholesome, and energetic, is one of the flower names that burst back into bloom after a century's hibernation. Originally a nickname for Margaret (the French Marguerite is the word for the flower), Daisy comes from the phrase "day's eye," because it opens its petals at daybreak.
            • Elvy
              • Envy
                • Origin:

                  English word name
                • Meaning:

                  "jealousy"
                • Description:

                  We understand the appeal — similar to Evie, a word name — but envy is not a quality you want to incite in your child.
              • Essie
                • Origin:

                  Diminutive of Esther, Persian
                • Meaning:

                  "star"
                • Description:

                  Cute short form of Esther, now associated with the iconic nail polish brand.