Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2024

Ivey

Meaning Ivey is a given name and surname Gender Unisex · 73% girls Rank 2025 #926 Trend ↑ Rising 156%

Ivey is a given name and surname.

Rank 2025
#926
among girls · ↓137 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
282
named Ivey · -21% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,700
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2024
358 babies
All-time total
6,720
#2,612 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Ivey popularity over time

6,720 babies have been named Ivey since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 11 24 35 4 – #977
1890s 52 61 113 11 +223% #1,009
1900s 50 61 111 11 -2% #1,132
1910s 138 243 381 38 +243% #1,378
1920s 144 267 411 41 +8% #1,844
1930s 97 231 328 33 -20% #2,198
1940s 87 224 311 31 -5% #2,147
1950s 174 229 403 40 +30% #2,307
1960s 114 161 275 28 -32% #3,027
1970s 151 100 251 25 -9% #3,351
1980s 265 89 354 35 +41% #2,786
1990s 506 35 541 54 +53% #2,013
2000s 661 22 683 68 +26% #2,220
2010s 1,043 40 1,083 108 +59% #1,502
2020s (to 2025) 1,424 16 1,440 240 +122% #789

Where Ivey is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 328 0.20 outside top 500
2027 373 0.23 outside top 500
2028 416 0.26 outside top 500
2029 456 0.28 outside top 500
2030 493 0.31 outside top 500

Where Ivey is most popular

Girls named Ivey per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.159 per 1,000. Strongest in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Ivey born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Alabama 75 0.799 +404%
Georgia 156 0.687 +333%
South Carolina 52 0.578 +265%
Louisiana 49 0.560 +253%
North Carolina 118 0.518 +227%
Tennessee 82 0.518 +227%
Kentucky 35 0.409 +158%
Mississippi 17 0.363 +129%
Arkansas 17 0.322 +103%
Oklahoma 21 0.285 +80%
Missouri 30 0.249 +57%
Florida 84 0.196 +24%
Ohio 46 0.194 +22%
Indiana 25 0.178 +12%
Kansas 9 0.156 ≈ national
Michigan 25 0.137 -13%
Texas 110 0.137 -14%
Virginia 20 0.117 -26%
Colorado 11 0.099 -38%
Washington 12 0.083 -48%
Pennsylvania 16 0.068 -57%
Maryland 5 0.047 -70%
California 34 0.040 -74%
Illinois 9 0.039 -75%
New York 12 0.030 -81%
Alaska – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ivey

Ivey is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #926 in 2025 with 282 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 6,720 American babies have been named Ivey, about 73% girls and 27% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2024, when 358 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ivey stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ivey?

The median living Ivey is about 16 years old; half are between 4 and 38. An estimated 5,100 people named Ivey are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ivey year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 282 #926 – –
2024 358 #789 – –
2023 316 #849 5 #12,975
2022 185 #1,287 6 #11,415
2021 145 #1,478 5 #12,877
2020 138 #1,538 – –
2019 145 #1,502 – –
2018 103 #1,930 7 #10,081
2017 118 #1,771 – –
2016 142 #1,568 – –
2015 118 #1,772 7 #9,967
2014 88 #2,161 6 #11,258
2013 113 #1,809 7 #10,068
2012 87 #2,170 – –
2011 66 #2,675 7 #10,041
2010 63 #2,795 6 #11,277
2009 66 #2,737 – –
2008 68 #2,702 – –
2007 64 #2,836 6 #11,468
2006 72 #2,543 – –
2005 67 #2,566 – –
2004 61 #2,690 – –
2003 65 #2,508 – –
2002 63 #2,507 – –
2001 64 #2,447 8 #7,828
2000 71 #2,220 8 #7,735
1995 68 #2,013 6 #8,209
1990 33 #3,312 7 #6,718
1985 24 #3,556 6 #6,086
1980 27 #3,155 12 #3,496
1975 8 #6,737 8 #4,097
1970 19 #3,351 14 #2,555
1965 7 #5,488 16 #2,031
1960 17 #3,027 26 #1,602
1955 21 #2,429 21 #1,703
1950 12 #3,133 20 #1,677
1945 9 #3,240 21 #1,469
1940 15 #2,147 23 #1,417
1935 11 #2,639 20 #1,565
1930 9 #3,182 29 #1,352
1925 17 #2,237 24 #1,555
1920 16 #2,315 29 #1,362
1915 13 #2,313 33 #1,134
1910 12 #1,378 12 #957
1905 – – 6 #1,167
1900 – – 8 #1,003
1895 6 #1,498 9 #765
1890 5 #1,417 – –
1885 – – 6 #880
1880 – – 7 #778

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ivey, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ivey?

The median living Ivey is about 16 years old. Half of all living Iveys are between 4 and 38 years old.

How many people named Ivey are alive today?

An estimated 5,100 people named Ivey are alive in the United States, based on 6,720 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ivey mean?

Ivey is a given name and surname.

How popular is the name Ivey in 2025?

Ivey ranked #926 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 282 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ivey?

6,720 babies have been named Ivey in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ivey most popular?

Ivey peaked in 2024, when 358 newborns received the name.

Is Ivey a boy or girl name?

Ivey is used for both: about 73% of babies named Ivey have been girls and 27% boys.

Is the name Ivey rising or falling?

Ivey is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ivey become more popular?

Ivey is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 493 girls named Ivey in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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