Ivy
#39 for girls in 2025, 5,117 births · #9,714 for boys in 2025, 7 births
Given to girls 96.0% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 5,343 births
- Debut · girls
- 33 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 8 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 82,713since 1880
Ivy over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | #39 | 5,117 | #9,714 | 7 |
| 2024 | #36 | 5,343 | #4,321 | 24 |
| 2023 | #38 | 5,060 | #4,456 | 23 |
| 2022 | #41 | 4,814 | #3,879 | 28 |
| 2021 | #49 | 4,396 | #4,628 | 21 |
| 2020 | #57 | 3,842 | #5,451 | 16 |
| 2019 | #67 | 3,692 | #6,777 | 12 |
| 2018 | #86 | 3,287 | #6,703 | 12 |
| 2017 | #108 | 2,783 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #112 | 2,824 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #130 | 2,507 | #6,676 | 12 |
| 2014 | #146 | 2,292 | #5,485 | 16 |
| 2013 | #149 | 2,101 | #5,923 | 14 |
| 2012 | #186 | 1,699 | #6,001 | 14 |
| 2011 | #263 | 1,217 | #10,808 | 6 |
| 2010 | #299 | 1,090 | #7,591 | 10 |
| 2009 | #320 | 1,021 | — | |
| 2008 | #299 | 1,122 | #6,393 | 13 |
| 2007 | #300 | 1,128 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #335 | 985 | #6,460 | 12 |
| 2005 | #306 | 1,045 | #5,875 | 13 |
| 2004 | #386 | 803 | #6,138 | 12 |
| 2003 | #404 | 749 | #5,558 | 13 |
| 2002 | #404 | 721 | #7,643 | 8 |
| 2001 | #355 | 836 | #7,536 | 8 |
| 2000 | #351 | 880 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #377 | 759 | #5,656 | 11 |
| 1998 | #383 | 728 | — | |
| 1997 | #384 | 688 | #3,877 | 17 |
| 1996 | #406 | 646 | #4,613 | 13 |
| 1995 | #423 | 614 | #4,508 | 13 |
| 1994 | #517 | 482 | #3,596 | 18 |
| 1993 | #564 | 422 | #4,447 | 13 |
| 1992 | #739 | 286 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #872 | 228 | #4,476 | 12 |
| 1990 | #769 | 266 | #3,166 | 19 |
| 1989 | #713 | 278 | #3,325 | 17 |
| 1988 | #645 | 305 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #543 | 370 | #2,838 | 18 |
| 1986 | #548 | 370 | #3,653 | 12 |
| 1985 | #529 | 377 | #2,504 | 20 |
| 1984 | #667 | 259 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #606 | 292 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #614 | 293 | #2,596 | 18 |
| 1981 | #636 | 279 | #2,569 | 18 |
| 1980 | #646 | 282 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #567 | 323 | #2,236 | 22 |
| 1978 | #629 | 266 | #3,215 | 12 |
| 1977 | #648 | 251 | #2,458 | 18 |
| 1976 | #709 | 206 | #2,177 | 21 |
| 1975 | #576 | 288 | #2,637 | 15 |
| 1974 | #598 | 264 | #2,358 | 17 |
| 1973 | #637 | 237 | #1,817 | 24 |
| 1972 | #593 | 270 | #1,819 | 24 |
| 1971 | #713 | 214 | #1,916 | 22 |
| 1970 | #648 | 254 | #1,582 | 29 |
| 1969 | #637 | 241 | #1,570 | 27 |
| 1968 | #699 | 193 | #1,544 | 26 |
| 1967 | #880 | 134 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #794 | 154 | #1,510 | 26 |
| 1965 | #700 | 198 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #772 | 179 | #1,510 | 27 |
| 1963 | #780 | 176 | #1,375 | 32 |
| 1962 | #720 | 205 | #1,588 | 25 |
| 1961 | #715 | 210 | #1,570 | 26 |
| 1960 | #604 | 273 | #1,523 | 28 |
| 1959 | #545 | 318 | #1,247 | 39 |
| 1958 | #529 | 332 | #1,186 | 42 |
| 1957 | #506 | 354 | #1,318 | 35 |
| 1956 | #523 | 319 | #1,511 | 27 |
| 1955 | #553 | 268 | #1,240 | 37 |
| 1954 | #663 | 194 | #1,227 | 37 |
| 1953 | #621 | 204 | #1,058 | 47 |
| 1952 | #627 | 197 | #1,347 | 31 |
| 1951 | #680 | 165 | #1,017 | 48 |
| 1950 | #670 | 159 | #1,232 | 34 |
| 1949 | #757 | 129 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | #768 | 124 | #1,323 | 30 |
| 1947 | #797 | 119 | #1,190 | 37 |
| 1946 | #1,087 | 61 | #1,094 | 40 |
| 1945 | #984 | 61 | #1,056 | 37 |
| 1944 | #993 | 61 | #1,055 | 39 |
| 1943 | #922 | 71 | #1,187 | 33 |
| 1942 | #928 | 71 | #1,110 | 38 |
| 1941 | #876 | 69 | #1,051 | 38 |
| 1940 | #879 | 66 | #1,433 | 22 |
| 1939 | #811 | 72 | #1,103 | 34 |
| 1938 | #821 | 74 | #1,221 | 29 |
| 1937 | #824 | 69 | #1,212 | 30 |
| 1936 | #806 | 70 | #1,271 | 27 |
| 1935 | #805 | 71 | #969 | 43 |
| 1934 | #768 | 76 | #1,173 | 32 |
| 1933 | #698 | 87 | #1,181 | 31 |
| 1932 | #754 | 80 | #924 | 49 |
| 1931 | #673 | 98 | #974 | 46 |
| 1930 | #717 | 94 | #944 | 51 |
| 1929 | #789 | 79 | #960 | 49 |
| 1928 | #756 | 89 | #992 | 48 |
| 1927 | #683 | 112 | #924 | 55 |
| 1926 | #655 | 121 | #955 | 51 |
| 1925 | #661 | 124 | #793 | 69 |
| 1924 | #663 | 125 | #952 | 54 |
| 1923 | #721 | 102 | #1,041 | 46 |
| 1922 | #609 | 142 | #991 | 51 |
| 1921 | #608 | 143 | #856 | 65 |
| 1920 | #602 | 142 | #947 | 53 |
| 1919 | #569 | 147 | #918 | 53 |
| 1918 | #563 | 159 | #818 | 64 |
| 1917 | #539 | 154 | #822 | 60 |
| 1916 | #464 | 188 | #790 | 61 |
| 1915 | #484 | 162 | #791 | 58 |
| 1914 | #490 | 128 | #724 | 52 |
| 1913 | #495 | 106 | #950 | 27 |
| 1912 | #447 | 111 | #725 | 35 |
| 1911 | #435 | 87 | #1,038 | 11 |
| 1910 | #472 | 72 | #598 | 23 |
| 1909 | #445 | 69 | #714 | 15 |
| 1908 | #440 | 67 | #657 | 16 |
| 1907 | #427 | 70 | #735 | 13 |
| 1906 | #428 | 64 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #389 | 75 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #393 | 70 | #686 | 12 |
| 1903 | #390 | 66 | #783 | 9 |
| 1902 | #367 | 76 | #744 | 10 |
| 1901 | #364 | 68 | #536 | 14 |
| 1900 | #381 | 76 | #555 | 19 |
| 1899 | #358 | 67 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #338 | 85 | #663 | 11 |
| 1897 | #308 | 89 | #515 | 15 |
| 1896 | #331 | 78 | #722 | 10 |
| 1895 | #330 | 75 | #476 | 18 |
| 1894 | #301 | 83 | #668 | 10 |
| 1893 | #295 | 83 | #572 | 12 |
| 1892 | #311 | 76 | #458 | 18 |
| 1891 | #320 | 62 | #635 | 9 |
| 1890 | #310 | 66 | #739 | 8 |
| 1889 | #312 | 61 | #628 | 10 |
| 1888 | #273 | 72 | #704 | 9 |
| 1887 | #285 | 56 | #583 | 10 |
| 1886 | #265 | 61 | #470 | 15 |
| 1885 | #280 | 50 | — | |
| 1884 | #282 | 47 | #701 | 8 |
| 1883 | #270 | 44 | #720 | 7 |
| 1882 | #257 | 46 | #652 | 9 |
| 1881 | #262 | 38 | #460 | 14 |
| 1880 | #271 | 33 | #909 | 5 |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Ivy was already there! It came in at #271, and was given to 33 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1884, when fewer than 48 girls a year got the name.
Where Ivy is popular in 1947
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#347 · 1 in 3,147
- Mississippi#408 · 1 in 4,144
- Louisiana#436 · 1 in 4,114
- New York#500 · 1 in 7,521
- New Jersey#503 · 1 in 9,284
Best ever in a state: #4 in North Dakota, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #347 | 9 | 1 in 3,147 |
| Mississippi | #408 | 7 | 1 in 4,144 |
| Louisiana | #436 | 8 | 1 in 4,114 |
| New York | #500 | 20 | 1 in 7,521 |
| New Jersey | #503 | 5 | 1 in 9,284 |
| Georgia | #560 | 5 | 1 in 8,738 |
| Michigan | #676 | 5 | 1 in 14,542 |
| Pennsylvania | #691 | 7 | 1 in 16,240 |
| Ohio | #722 | 5 | 1 in 18,022 |
| California | #892 | 7 | 1 in 16,127 |
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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 Ivy
- 3 spots since 2024 (#36 → #39)
- 18 spots since 2020 (#57 → #39)
- 91 spots since 2015 (#130 → #39)
- Biggest jump: 290 spots in 1947 (#1,087 → #797)
- Biggest drop: 133 spots in 1976 (#576 → #709)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #36 (5,343 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1947–2025
- Highest: 1 in 303 girls born in 2024 were named Ivy (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 314 girls born in 2025 (0.32%)
- 34.5% of all girls named Ivy (28,572) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 508 | #257 (1882) | #276 |
| 1890s | 764 | #295 (1893) | #320 |
| 1900s | 701 | #364 (1901) | #402 |
| 1910s | 1,314 | #435 (1911) | #496 |
| 1920s | 1,179 | #602 (1920) | #675 |
| 1930s | 791 | #673 (1931) | #768 |
| 1940s | 832 | #757 (1949) | #899 |
| 1950s | 2,510 | #506 (1957) | #592 |
| 1960s | 1,963 | #604 (1960) | #730 |
| 1970s | 2,573 | #567 (1979) | #632 |
| 1980s | 3,105 | #529 (1985) | #615 |
| 1990s | 5,119 | #377 (1999) | #543 |
| 2000s | 9,290 | #299 (2008) | #346 |
| 2010s | 23,492 | #67 (2019) | #155 |
| 2020s | 28,572 | #36 (2024) | #43 |
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.
Ivy in 1947
Top girls' names in 1947
Top boys' names in 1947
More about 1947
girls
1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 14,897 of them was named Ivy, which outranked 86.9% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 49,449 of them was named Ivy, which outranked 72.1% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,176Reese38
- #1,176Ronney38
- #1,176Valentin38
- #1,190Ivy37
- #1,190Brenda37
- #1,190Cleon37
- #1,190Dante37
- #1,213Angus36
- #1,213Arvil36
- #1,213Auther36
Tied with 22 names at #1,190; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.