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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 |
First appearance
1880
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.
See more about Ivy
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
144 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2024 at #36 (5,343 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 8 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 8 yrs · run 2018–2025
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1947–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 303
- Highest: 1 in 303 girls born in 2024 were named Ivy (0.33%)
- Latest: 1 in 314 girls born in 2025 (0.32%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 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 1909
girls
#445
69 births · 1 in 5,032 girls
boys
#714
15 births · 1 in 10,933 boys
Top girls' names in 1909
Top boys' names in 1909
More about 1909
girls
347,228 girls got a published name in 1909; 1 in 5,032 of them was named Ivy, which outranked 82.5% of the 2,548 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
163,996 boys got a published name in 1909; 1 in 10,933 of them was named Ivy, which outranked 57.5% of the 1,679 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).