An uncommon Irish pick — distinctive and rare.
A surname.
Leavy is a boy's and girl's baby name of Irish origin, from the Irish surname Ó Laoghaire, anglicized as O'Leary or Leavy — meaning 'descendant of the calf-keeper,' from the Gaelic laoghaire.
As a given name, Leavy has the stripped-back quality of surnames that work perfectly as first names — short, distinctive, and with a genuine Celtic pedigree that gives it more depth than its simple appearance suggests.
Leavy has 25+ years of history in the U.S., first appearing in 1912.
| Decade | Births | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 | ▼ |
| 1960s | 6 | ▼ |
| 1950s | 22 | ▼ |
| 1940s | 31 | ▲ |
| 1930s | 14 | ▼ |
| 1920s | 56 | ▲ |
| 1910s | 35 | — |
| Year | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5 | #6424 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3749 |
| 1958 | 6 | #3755 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4160 |
| 1953 | 5 | #4120 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3524 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3999 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3181 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3245 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2890 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3825 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3815 |
| 1932 | 9 | #2752 |
| 1929 | 11 | #2526 |
| 1928 | 6 | #3951 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3274 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3693 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4055 |
| 1922 | 11 | #2726 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3725 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. Showing years with 5+ recorded births.
While overwhelmingly a boy's name, Leavy has also been given to 6 girls in the U.S. since 1912.
Last updated May 2026 · Data: U.S. Social Security Administration (1912–1977) · Methodology