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Ivy

Girl

Meaning of Ivy: English: 'climbing vine'

Ivy is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is climbing quickly in the charts right now — 40th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#40

5,124 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5

1,956 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

86,173

First recorded 1880 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: trending

Popularity over time

1981: 297 babies1982: 311 babies1983: 307 babies1984: 269 babies1985: 397 babies1986: 382 babies1987: 388 babies1988: 310 babies1989: 295 babies1990: 285 babies19901991: 240 babies1992: 291 babies1993: 435 babies1994: 500 babies1995: 627 babies1996: 659 babies1997: 705 babies1998: 728 babies1999: 770 babies2000: 886 babies20002001: 844 babies2002: 729 babies2003: 762 babies2004: 815 babies2005: 1,058 babies2006: 997 babies2007: 1,133 babies2008: 1,135 babies2009: 1,021 babies2010: 1,100 babies20102011: 1,223 babies2012: 1,713 babies2013: 2,115 babies2014: 2,308 babies2015: 2,519 babies2016: 2,836 babies2017: 2,796 babies2018: 3,299 babies2019: 3,704 babies2020: 3,858 babies20202021: 4,417 babies2022: 4,842 babies2023: 5,083 babies2024: 5,367 babies2025: 5,124 babies
US babies named Ivy per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 5,367.

Gender split

4% boys · 96% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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