Ivery
Ivery was the 6953rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 1345th; the most babies were born in 2020 (20). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,281 places. More babies were named Ivery in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ivory) ivory; or from Ivry, Normandy · English, Norman French, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #6,953 girls, down 1,007 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 16girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202020 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,302babies recorded
What does the name Ivery mean?
Ivery is a spelling of Ivory, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ivory's meaning and origin.
Ivory is a surname and given name. Wiktionary explains the surname as coming from Ivry in Normandy, or sometimes from a diminutive of Ivor; the modern given name, used for both boys and girls, is associated with the word ivory, the creamy-white material of tusks. That word came through Old French from Latin ebur, "ivory".
ebur (Latin, “ivory”)Ivry (French, “place in Normandy”)
How sure is this? Probable. Two sources (place name and word) overlap in the modern name.
Related names: Ivor, Ivy.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ivory', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'ivory', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Ivery popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,953 | — | 16 | — |
| 2020 | #5,946 | — | 20 | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | — | #5,168 | — | 7 |
| 1970 | — | #3,156 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | #5,959 | #3,831 | 6 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | #1,722 | — | 19 |
| 1940 | #2,636 | #2,243 | 11 | 11 |
| 1930 | #2,761 | #3,147 | 11 | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,806 | #2,179 | 12 | 15 |
| 1910 | #1,693 | #1,714 | 9 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Ivery, counting every spelling?
Ivery is a spelling of Ivory, a name family that ranked #355 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,953 for Ivery on its own. Together these spellings went to 929 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory | 810 | #378 | 3,318 |
| Ivori | 57 | #2,943 | 160 |
| Ivoree | 14 | #7,638 | 141 |
| Ivorie | 32 | #4,396 | 112 |
| Ivery | 16 | #6,953 | 72 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ivery?
16 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ivery (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ivery born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 529 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ivery.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ivery?
About 300 people born in the US named Ivery are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 6 and 55. That makes Ivery a young name: most people with it are children. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ivery: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ivery, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ivery
What does Ivery mean?
Ivery is a spelling of Ivory, which means “ivory; or from Ivry, Normandy” (English, Norman French, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Ivery?
Ivery was the 6953rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 16 babies. Its best year was 1893, when it ranked 1345th; the most babies were born in 2020 (20). Over the last ten years it has moved up 8,281 places. More babies were named Ivery in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Ivery a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ivery in the US.