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Ivy

Girl's name · #39 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Ivy was #258 in 1882, slipped to #1092 by 1946, climbed back to #36 by 2024, and currently stands at #39. Roughly 83,000 girls have been named Ivy since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Ivy is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Ivy is especially popular in England & Wales.

#9 in England & Wales (2025) · #14 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #16 in Scotland (2025) · #18 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #29 in New Zealand (2025) · #30 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #41 in N. Ireland (2025) · #51 in Ireland (2025) · #76 in Netherlands (2025) · #152 in Switzerland (2025) · #205 in Sweden (2025) · #282 in Belgium (2025) and 5 more.

Famous Ivys

• Ivy Compton-Burnett — English writer (1884–1969)
• Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri — South African politician (1937–2009)
• Ivy Queen — Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actress
• Ivy Dumont — Governor-General of the Bahamas
• Ivy Ling Po — Hong Kong actress and singer

In stories & tradition

• Ivy Valentine — Soulcalibur (video game series)
• Ivy Dickens — Gossip Girl (TV series)
• Ivy Tilsley — Coronation Street (TV series)

What Ivys become

Among 218 notable people named Ivy:

Entertainers appear 2.22× more often than among typical names — e.g. Ivy Queen, Puerto Rican rapper, singer and actress.

Similar names: Lucy · Ivory · Evie · Naomi · Ellie · Sadie

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