Ivory
An English word name for the material taken from elephant tusks, borrowed through Old French ivoire from Latin ebur. It also appears as an English surname.
Ivory in 2025
Ivory was given to 840 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 751st most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,947 babies born.
The history of Ivory
Ivory reached its highest point in 2025, when 840 babies were given the name, ranking 751st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 23,114 babies have been named Ivory. Half of them were born before 1987, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Ivory by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ivory | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 84 | 1,070 |
| 1890s | 187 | 884 |
| 1900s | 382 | 775 |
| 1910s | 936 | 835 |
| 1920s | 1,336 | 1,021 |
| 1930s | 1,225 | 1,000 |
| 1940s | 1,501 | 1,031 |
| 1950s | 2,040 | 933 |
| 1960s | 1,280 | 1,291 |
| 1970s | 1,125 | 1,533 |
| 1980s | 1,877 | 1,195 |
| 1990s | 1,660 | 1,710 |
| 2000s | 1,638 | 1,995 |
| 2010s | 3,854 | 1,040 |
| 2020s | 3,989 | 751 |
Where Ivory is heading
Ivory has risen 94% over the past decade, from 432 babies in 2015 to 840 in 2025.
Names like Ivory
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ivory.