boy's name
Livio
LEE-vyo
- Origin Italian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 5
- Popularity Top 100 (France)
- Births on record 9,775
France
#93
2025 births
Livio is a boy's name of Latin origin, the Italian form of the Roman family name Livius, usually connected to a word meaning bluish. It ranks ninety-third in France and is one of several Italian forms currently rising there.
- Livio is a name of Italian origin.
- Peaked in France in 2022, when 935 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 886 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1913.
Livio over time
Births per decade in France, 1910s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1920s | 70 |
| 1930s | 60 |
| 1940s | 20 |
| 1950s | 50 |
| 1960s | 85 |
| 1970s | 80 |
| 1980s | 205 |
| 1990s | 250 |
| 2000s | 720 |
| 2010s | 3,155 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 4,850 |
What Livio means
Livio means bluish, or envious, in the usual derivation from the Latin livere. The connection to the olive, which some sources give, is weaker and appears to be a later rationalisation of a name whose sense had become obscure.
Where Livio comes from
Livio is the Italian masculine of the Roman gens name Livius, whose most famous member was Titus Livius, the historian Livy, author of the monumental history of Rome from its foundation. The derivation from livere, to be bluish or leaden, is the standard one; the same root gives English livid, and the sense of envy came from the pallor associated with it. Livio is the masculine counterpart of Livia. Its appearance in the French top hundred belongs to the same fashion for Italian forms that has carried Alessio, Ezio and Sandro, rather than to any Italian community effect.
Livio in use
Livio ranks ninety-third in France with about 670 births in 2025, and our data carries it from 1915 though its real growth is very recent — the records show almost nothing between then and the current rise. It is scarce elsewhere: beyond 5,300 in England and Wales and beyond 13,000 in the United States. Its feminine counterpart Livia sits considerably higher in France at fiftieth.
How popular is Livio?
In 2025, Livio was given to 665 babies in France, ranking #93 that year. It is one of the most popular names in France.
Where Livio is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Livio is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lïvio | Lïvio is a rare spelling of Livio, written with a diaeresis and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Livio
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Livio also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Livio over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Livio
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Livio in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Livio
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Livio — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Livio
What does the name Livio mean?
Usually "bluish" or "envious," from the Latin livere.
Is Livio related to Livia?
Yes. Livio is the masculine counterpart of the same Roman family name.
Who was Livy?
Titus Livius, the Roman historian who wrote the monumental history of Rome from its foundation.
How popular is Livio?
Ninety-third in France, though Livia at 50th is more common there.
Is Livio a girl's or a boy's name?
Livio is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
What are the nicknames for Livio?
Livio is usually shortened to Livy.
Is Livio a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Livio currently ranks #93 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.