Ivey
#925 for girls in 2025, 282 births · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to girls 73.2% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 358 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 4,917since 1883
Ivey over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #925 | 282 | — | |
| 2024 | #787 | 358 | — | |
| 2023 | #849 | 316 | #12,239 | 5 |
| 2022 | #1,285 | 185 | #10,863 | 6 |
| 2021 | #1,476 | 145 | #12,146 | 5 |
| 2020 | #1,533 | 138 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,502 | 145 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,925 | 103 | #9,670 | 7 |
| 2017 | #1,770 | 118 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,567 | 142 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,770 | 118 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #2,154 | 88 | #10,717 | 6 |
| 2013 | #1,807 | 113 | #9,655 | 7 |
| 2012 | #2,160 | 87 | — | |
| 2011 | #2,664 | 66 | #9,600 | 7 |
| 2010 | #2,781 | 63 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #2,730 | 66 | — | |
| 2008 | #2,690 | 68 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,822 | 64 | #10,921 | 6 |
| 2006 | #2,538 | 72 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,553 | 67 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,679 | 61 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,497 | 65 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,497 | 63 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,438 | 64 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #2,213 | 71 | #7,416 | 8 |
| 1999 | #2,115 | 72 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,370 | 59 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,045 | 69 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #2,058 | 67 | #7,136 | 7 |
| 1995 | #2,006 | 68 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #2,585 | 48 | — | |
| 1993 | #3,158 | 36 | #6,228 | 8 |
| 1992 | #3,343 | 33 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | — | |
| 1990 | #3,297 | 33 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #3,784 | 26 | #4,811 | 10 |
| 1988 | #3,690 | 25 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #3,524 | 25 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #3,054 | 30 | #5,926 | 6 |
| 1985 | #3,517 | 24 | #5,785 | 6 |
| 1984 | #3,527 | 23 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #3,340 | 24 | #3,071 | 14 |
| 1982 | #2,770 | 33 | #3,692 | 11 |
| 1981 | #3,066 | 28 | #4,153 | 9 |
| 1980 | #3,134 | 27 | #3,430 | 12 |
| 1979 | #3,668 | 21 | #6,056 | 5 |
| 1978 | #3,388 | 22 | #4,157 | 8 |
| 1977 | #4,942 | 13 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #4,154 | 15 | #4,012 | 8 |
| 1975 | #6,484 | 8 | #3,941 | 8 |
| 1974 | #4,227 | 14 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #5,191 | 10 | #2,606 | 14 |
| 1972 | #4,300 | 13 | #2,659 | 13 |
| 1971 | #3,789 | 16 | #2,973 | 11 |
| 1970 | #3,311 | 19 | #2,509 | 14 |
| 1969 | #3,619 | 15 | #2,046 | 17 |
| 1968 | #4,222 | 11 | #2,109 | 15 |
| 1967 | #3,845 | 12 | #2,611 | 10 |
| 1966 | #3,959 | 11 | #2,327 | 12 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #1,987 | 16 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #1,900 | 18 |
| 1963 | #4,019 | 11 | #2,200 | 14 |
| 1962 | #4,011 | 11 | #2,186 | 14 |
| 1961 | #4,009 | 11 | #1,876 | 19 |
| 1960 | #2,989 | 17 | #1,581 | 26 |
| 1959 | #2,339 | 24 | #1,709 | 22 |
| 1958 | #3,085 | 15 | #1,644 | 23 |
| 1957 | #2,276 | 24 | #1,547 | 26 |
| 1956 | #2,389 | 22 | #1,642 | 23 |
| 1955 | #2,411 | 21 | #1,682 | 21 |
| 1954 | #2,889 | 15 | #1,525 | 25 |
| 1953 | #2,595 | 17 | #1,765 | 19 |
| 1952 | #3,796 | 9 | #1,378 | 30 |
| 1951 | #2,694 | 15 | #1,683 | 20 |
| 1950 | #3,052 | 12 | #1,657 | 20 |
| 1949 | #3,892 | 8 | #1,409 | 27 |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #1,881 | 16 |
| 1947 | #5,295 | 5 | #1,519 | 24 |
| 1946 | #4,960 | 5 | #1,327 | 28 |
| 1945 | #3,132 | 9 | #1,445 | 21 |
| 1944 | #4,574 | 5 | #1,738 | 16 |
| 1943 | #2,861 | 11 | #1,486 | 22 |
| 1942 | #2,537 | 13 | #1,268 | 30 |
| 1941 | #3,559 | 7 | #1,685 | 17 |
| 1940 | #2,109 | 15 | #1,397 | 23 |
| 1939 | #3,782 | 6 | #1,297 | 26 |
| 1938 | #3,450 | 7 | #1,364 | 24 |
| 1937 | #3,434 | 7 | #1,528 | 20 |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | #1,417 | 22 |
| 1935 | #2,575 | 11 | #1,538 | 20 |
| 1934 | #2,289 | 13 | #1,425 | 23 |
| 1933 | #2,161 | 14 | #1,405 | 23 |
| 1932 | #2,831 | 10 | #1,324 | 27 |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | #1,770 | 17 |
| 1930 | #3,055 | 9 | #1,330 | 29 |
| 1929 | #4,053 | 6 | #1,611 | 21 |
| 1928 | #3,436 | 8 | #1,293 | 31 |
| 1927 | #1,828 | 22 | #1,468 | 26 |
| 1926 | #2,474 | 14 | #1,661 | 21 |
| 1925 | #2,191 | 17 | #1,534 | 24 |
| 1924 | #1,926 | 21 | #1,675 | 22 |
| 1923 | #2,917 | 11 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1922 | #2,291 | 16 | #1,242 | 34 |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | #1,226 | 35 |
| 1920 | #2,263 | 16 | #1,348 | 29 |
| 1919 | #2,384 | 14 | #1,531 | 23 |
| 1918 | #1,887 | 20 | #1,124 | 37 |
| 1917 | #2,100 | 16 | #1,078 | 38 |
| 1916 | #1,949 | 17 | #1,265 | 28 |
| 1915 | #2,255 | 13 | #1,124 | 33 |
| 1914 | #1,818 | 14 | #1,300 | 21 |
| 1913 | #2,034 | 10 | #995 | 25 |
| 1912 | #1,421 | 15 | #1,268 | 14 |
| 1911 | #1,956 | 7 | #982 | 12 |
| 1910 | #1,335 | 12 | #928 | 12 |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #1,440 | 5 |
| 1908 | #1,676 | 7 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #1,384 | 9 | #866 | 10 |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | #1,092 | 11 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,137 | 10 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,438 | 7 | — | |
| 1901 | — | #943 | 6 | |
| 1900 | — | #968 | 8 | |
| 1899 | #1,394 | 6 | #1,051 | 5 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #1,002 | 6 |
| 1897 | #982 | 11 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | #826 | 8 |
| 1895 | #1,426 | 6 | #738 | 9 |
| 1894 | — | #787 | 8 | |
| 1893 | — | #836 | 7 | |
| 1892 | #1,278 | 6 | #748 | 9 |
| 1891 | #1,093 | 7 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #1,338 | 5 | — | |
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | #959 | 5 | |
| 1885 | — | #836 | 6 | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | #920 | 5 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | #781 | 6 | |
| 1880 | — | #745 | 7 | |
First appearance
1883
The first year at least five girls were named Ivey! It came in at #920, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1887, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Ivey is popular in 2019
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Alabama#414 · 1 in 1,717
- North Carolina#509 · 1 in 2,363
- Tennessee#541 · 1 in 2,354
- Mississippi#566 · 1 in 2,106
- Georgia#618 · 1 in 2,898
Best ever in a state: #236 in Alabama, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #414 | 11 | 1 in 1,717 |
| North Carolina | #509 | 19 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Tennessee | #541 | 13 | 1 in 2,354 |
| Mississippi | #566 | 5 | 1 in 2,106 |
| Georgia | #618 | 16 | 1 in 2,898 |
| Oklahoma | #631 | 6 | 1 in 2,569 |
| Virginia | #1,052 | 6 | 1 in 5,881 |
| Florida | #1,285 | 10 | 1 in 8,459 |
| Texas | #1,756 | 12 | 1 in 13,213 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Ivey
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 138 spots since 2024 (#787 → #925)
- 608 spots since 2020 (#1,533 → #925)
- 845 spots since 2015 (#1,770 → #925)
- Biggest jump: 601 spots in 1897 (#1,583 → #982)
- Biggest drop: 520 spots in 1898 (#982 → #1,502)
Rise & fade · girls
141 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 2024 at #787 (358 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 5 yrs · run 2023–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,526
- Highest: 1 in 4,526 girls born in 2024 were named Ivey (0.02%)
- Latest: 1 in 5,700 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 29.0% of all girls named Ivey (1,424) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1974
- Mostly boys until 1973, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 11 | #920 (1883) | #1,028 |
| 1890s | 52 | #982 (1897) | #1,325 |
| 1900s | 50 | #1,092 (1904) | #1,447 |
| 1910s | 138 | #1,335 (1910) | #1,914 |
| 1920s | 144 | #1,828 (1927) | #2,601 |
| 1930s | 97 | #2,153 (1936) | #2,958 |
| 1940s | 87 | #2,109 (1940) | #3,651 |
| 1950s | 174 | #2,276 (1957) | #2,753 |
| 1960s | 114 | #2,989 (1960) | #4,097 |
| 1970s | 151 | #3,311 (1970) | #4,345 |
| 1980s | 265 | #2,770 (1982) | #3,341 |
| 1990s | 506 | #2,006 (1995) | #2,763 |
| 2000s | 661 | #2,213 (2000) | #2,566 |
| 2010s | 1,043 | #1,502 (2019) | #2,010 |
| 2020s | 1,424 | #787 (2024) | #1,143 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Ivey in 2019
girls
#1,502
145 births · 1 in 11,575 girls
Top girls' names in 2019
More about 2019
girls
1,678,366 girls got a published name in 2019; 1 in 11,575 of them was named Ivey, which outranked 91.7% of the 18,024 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ivey
- #1,495Sana146
- #1,495Symphony146
- #1,495Tamia146
- #1,502Ivey145
- #1,502Jamila145
- #1,502Jazelle145
- #1,502Pepper145
- #1,508Arwen144
- #1,508Charlize144
- #1,508Daenerys144
Tied with 5 names at #1,502; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2018
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.