Ivey
Ivey was the 926th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 282 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 789th with 358 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 846 places. More babies were named Ivey in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ivy) the ivy plant · English
- Rank in 2025
- #926 girls, up 612 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 282girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024358 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,720babies recorded
What does the name Ivey mean?
Ivey is a spelling of Ivy, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ivy's meaning and origin.
Ivy is the English plant name used as a given name. Wiktionary gives a possible older surname origin, linked to the ivy branch once hung outside taverns, but marks that etymology as needing verification. It is also a rare pet form of Ivan.
ivy (English, “ivy (plant)”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: From a tavern-keeper's surname (ivy bush sign).
See also: English names.
Ivey popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #926 | — | 282 | — |
| 2020 | #1,538 | — | 138 | — |
| 2010 | #2,795 | #11,277 | 63 | 6 |
| 2000 | #2,220 | #7,735 | 71 | 8 |
| 1990 | #3,312 | #6,718 | 33 | 7 |
| 1980 | #3,155 | #3,496 | 27 | 12 |
| 1970 | #3,351 | #2,555 | 19 | 14 |
| 1960 | #3,027 | #1,602 | 17 | 26 |
| 1950 | #3,133 | #1,677 | 12 | 20 |
| 1940 | #2,147 | #1,417 | 15 | 23 |
| 1930 | #3,182 | #1,352 | 9 | 29 |
| 1920 | #2,315 | #1,362 | 16 | 29 |
| 1910 | #1,378 | #957 | 12 | 12 |
| 1900 | — | #1,003 | — | 8 |
| 1890 | #1,417 | — | 5 | — |
| 1880 | — | #778 | — | 7 |
How popular is Ivey, counting every spelling?
Ivey is a spelling of Ivy, a name family that ranked #40 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #926 for Ivey on its own. Together these spellings went to 5,557 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy | 5,117 | #39 | 24,730 |
| Ivey | 282 | #926 | 1,286 |
| Ivie | 112 | #1,801 | 470 |
| Ivee | 32 | #4,395 | 200 |
| Ivi | 9 | #10,430 | 50 |
| Ivvy | 5 | #15,850 | 34 |
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 Ivey?
282 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ivey (0.08 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Ivey 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 30 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ivey.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ivey?
About 4,300 people born in the US named Ivey are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 4 and 28. That makes Ivey mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Ivey by state
How common Ivey was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Alabama (5.0×), Georgia (4.3×), South Carolina (3.6×), Louisiana (3.5×), North Carolina (3.3×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ivey: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ivey, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ivey
What does Ivey mean?
Ivey is a spelling of Ivy, which means “the ivy plant” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ivey?
Ivey was the 926th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 282 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 789th with 358 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 846 places. More babies were named Ivey in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ivey a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Ivey in the US.
Where is Ivey most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ivey was most common in Alabama (0.80 per 1,000 girls), followed by Georgia and South Carolina.