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Ivory

Unisex

Meaning of Ivory: English: 'white material from tusks'

Ivory is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 366th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 1894th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#366

840 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1894

15 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,114

First recorded 1880 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 137 babies1982: 258 babies1983: 244 babies1984: 193 babies1985: 201 babies1986: 180 babies1987: 172 babies1988: 182 babies1989: 161 babies1990: 183 babies19901991: 173 babies1992: 157 babies1993: 183 babies1994: 159 babies1995: 132 babies1996: 162 babies1997: 143 babies1998: 187 babies1999: 181 babies2000: 172 babies20002001: 182 babies2002: 154 babies2003: 180 babies2004: 141 babies2005: 181 babies2006: 163 babies2007: 158 babies2008: 166 babies2009: 141 babies2010: 146 babies20102011: 175 babies2012: 281 babies2013: 332 babies2014: 406 babies2015: 432 babies2016: 492 babies2017: 518 babies2018: 502 babies2019: 570 babies2020: 518 babies20202021: 566 babies2022: 632 babies2023: 615 babies2024: 818 babies2025: 840 babies
US babies named Ivory per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 840.

Gender split

37% boys · 63% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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