Girls' name · peaked in 2024
Ivy name popularity since 1925
81,190 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Ivy (97.0% girls, 3.0% boys). Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Ivy is about 10 years old in 2026. Ivy peaked in 2024 as the #36 name for girls, and it ranked #39 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 81,190
- Named Ivy, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #39
- for girls in 2025 (5,117 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 97.0% girls
- 78,772 girls · 2,418 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.82× its national share
Peak year is the year Ivy made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Ivy births per year, 1925–2025
2024 was the biggest year for Ivy both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1958 and 1963, Ivy's share of baby girls fell by 45%, from 1 in 6,060 to 1 in 11,000.
- Fastest rise: Between 1991 and 1996, it became 3× more common, from 1 in 8,220 baby girls to 1 in 2,710.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Ivy's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Ivy.
Decade by decade
Babies named Ivy in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 525 | 272 | – |
| 1930s | 791 | 372 | #808 |
| 1940s | 832 | 344 | #986 |
| 1950s | 2,510 | 377 | #553 |
| 1960s | 1,963 | 250 | #701 |
| 1970s | 2,573 | 204 | #576 |
| 1980s | 3,105 | 148 | #529 |
| 1990s | 5,119 | 121 | #423 |
| 2000s | 9,290 | 90 | #306 |
| 2010s | 23,492 | 121 | #130 |
| 2020–25 | 28,572 | 119 | #39 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
59.5% of babies named Ivy from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Ivy is most popular
The index compares Ivy's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Ivy.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.82× | 1,837 |
| Nevada | 2.19× | 598 |
| Idaho | 1.84× | 560 |
| Arizona | 1.75× | 1,734 |
| Colorado | 1.56× | 1,469 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Ivy and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Ivy (this page) | 78,772 | 2024 |
| Ivey | 4,589 | 2024 |
| Ivie | 2,110 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Ivy's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Ivy.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Ivy (2024).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data