Ivy
How to say it: EYE-vee · /ˈaɪvi/
From Old English 'ifig', the climbing evergreen plant; a symbol of fidelity and eternal life.
Ivy was the 41st most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 5,117 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up 2.0-fold in ten years, and it is projected to rise to #16 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #41 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 5,117 |
| Share of births | 1 in 599 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | ×2.0 |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #16 |
| In France, 2025 | #288 among girls’ names, 155 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Ivy is climbing: the 2020s are already its best decade.
What goes with it
Middle names that flow with Ivy →
Honouring a Ivy in the family
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Ivy is about 1 in 25.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Danish, English, French, Norwegian, Swedish.
In France: #288 for girls in 2025.
England and Wales: #9. Ireland: #51.
Famous people named Ivy
- Ivy Dumont (born 1930)Governor-General of the Bahamas
- Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884–1969)English writer
- Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937–2009)South African politician
From Wikidata and Wikipedia
Good to know
- Poison Ivy, DC Comics villain
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