girl's name
Envy
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 718
Envy is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2012, when 42 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Envy over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 8 |
| 2000s | 204 |
| 2010s | 339 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 167 |
How popular is Envy?
In 2025, Envy was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Envy
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Envy also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Envy over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Envy
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Envy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Envy
How popular is the name Envy?
In 2025, Envy was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Envy a girl's or a boy's name?
Envy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Envy?
Envy has 2 syllables.
When was Envy most popular?
Envy peaked in 2012, when 42 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Envy a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Envy currently ranks #5,236 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.