Ivy
From the English name of the climbing plant, Old English ifig. It belongs with the plant names taken up for girls in Victorian Britain.
Ivy in 2025
Ivy was given to 5,124 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 102nd most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 647 babies born.
The history of Ivy
Ivy reached its highest point in 2024, when 5,367 babies were given the name, ranking 95th that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 86,173 babies have been named Ivy. Half of them were born before 2015, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Ivy by decade
| Decade | Babies named Ivy | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 595 | 413 |
| 1890s | 881 | 426 |
| 1900s | 826 | 515 |
| 1910s | 1,758 | 650 |
| 1920s | 1,720 | 893 |
| 1930s | 1,163 | 999 |
| 1940s | 1,176 | 1,170 |
| 1950s | 2,887 | 864 |
| 1960s | 2,213 | 1,009 |
| 1970s | 2,777 | 971 |
| 1980s | 3,253 | 934 |
| 1990s | 5,240 | 709 |
| 2000s | 9,380 | 594 |
| 2010s | 23,613 | 175 |
| 2020s | 28,691 | 95 |
Where Ivy is heading
Ivy has risen 103% over the past decade, from 2,519 babies in 2015 to 5,124 in 2025.
Names like Ivy
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Ivy.