Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Ivory

Gender Unisex · 63% girls Rank 2025 #378 Trend ↑ Rising 52%

The surname is habitational from Ivry in Normandy, and in some cases patronymic from a diminutive of Ivor.

Rank 2025
#378
among girls · ↑29 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
840
named Ivory · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,984
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
840 babies
All-time total
23,114
#1,312 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Ivory popularity over time

23,114 babies have been named Ivory 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 17 67 84 8 – #987
1890s 97 90 187 19 +123% #913
1900s 184 198 382 38 +104% #674
1910s 407 529 936 94 +145% #727
1920s 524 812 1,336 134 +43% #895
1930s 454 771 1,225 123 -8% #967
1940s 526 975 1,501 150 +23% #1,029
1950s 524 1,516 2,040 204 +36% #1,105
1960s 362 918 1,280 128 -37% #1,494
1970s 430 695 1,125 113 -12% #1,447
1980s 1,203 674 1,877 188 +67% #872
1990s 1,181 479 1,660 166 -12% #1,248
2000s 1,329 309 1,638 164 -1% #1,305
2010s 3,507 347 3,854 385 +135% #574
2020s (to 2025) 3,801 188 3,989 665 +73% #378

Where Ivory 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 871 0.54 #351
2027 926 0.58 #333
2028 975 0.61 #313
2029 1,020 0.63 #300
2030 1,059 0.66 #290

Where Ivory is most popular

Girls named Ivory per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.409 per 1,000. Strongest in Alaska, Kentucky, and West Virginia.

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 Ivory 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
Alaska 12 1.39 +241%
Kentucky 119 1.39 +240%
West Virginia 31 1.18 +189%
Mississippi 54 1.15 +182%
Oklahoma 70 0.951 +133%
Iowa 54 0.924 +126%
Indiana 125 0.890 +118%
Arkansas 47 0.889 +117%
Montana 12 0.886 +117%
South Dakota 12 0.841 +106%
Idaho 28 0.837 +105%
Missouri 91 0.755 +85%
Tennessee 117 0.739 +81%
Oregon 47 0.722 +76%
Utah 59 0.709 +73%
Louisiana 60 0.685 +68%
Ohio 161 0.679 +66%
Michigan 120 0.659 +61%
South Carolina 58 0.645 +58%
Georgia 136 0.599 +46%
North Carolina 131 0.575 +41%
Alabama 49 0.522 +28%
Wisconsin 52 0.505 +23%
Texas 385 0.479 +17%
Arizona 64 0.456 +12%
Minnesota 48 0.445 +9%
Kansas 25 0.433 +6%
Illinois 93 0.406 ≈ national
Virginia 67 0.393 ≈ national
Florida 161 0.376 -8%
Pennsylvania 81 0.343 -16%
California 278 0.331 -19%
Washington 47 0.325 -20%
Maine 5 0.323 -21%
Colorado 35 0.314 -23%
Maryland 33 0.311 -24%
Nebraska 11 0.306 -25%
Massachusetts 33 0.273 -33%
New York 99 0.250 -39%
Nevada 11 0.237 -42%
New Mexico 5 0.206 -50%
Connecticut 10 0.172 -58%
New Jersey 19 0.105 -74%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Ivory

Ivory is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #378 in 2025 with 810 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 23,114 American babies have been named Ivory, about 63% girls and 37% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 840 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 Ivory stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ivory?

The median living Ivory is about 22 years old; half are between 6 and 48. An estimated 18 thousand people named Ivory are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Ivory 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 810 #378 30 #3,693
2024 784 #407 34 #3,417
2023 587 #519 28 #3,934
2022 599 #520 33 #3,493
2021 538 #566 28 #3,855
2020 483 #604 35 #3,233
2019 531 #574 39 #3,073
2018 464 #641 38 #3,069
2017 468 #631 50 #2,543
2016 464 #640 28 #3,821
2015 396 #718 36 #3,183
2014 374 #750 32 #3,411
2013 299 #864 33 #3,291
2012 245 #1,035 36 #3,137
2011 150 #1,493 25 #4,028
2010 116 #1,776 30 #3,572
2009 117 #1,834 24 #4,205
2008 147 #1,565 19 #4,965
2007 130 #1,691 28 #3,731
2006 130 #1,633 33 #3,256
2005 148 #1,438 33 #3,115
2004 106 #1,799 35 #2,912
2003 146 #1,377 34 #2,876
2002 124 #1,525 30 #3,044
2001 147 #1,305 35 #2,711
2000 134 #1,390 38 #2,497
1995 91 #1,629 41 #2,038
1990 124 #1,310 59 #1,477
1985 134 #1,084 67 #1,142
1980 73 #1,590 76 #1,040
1975 30 #2,579 69 #988
1970 33 #2,325 86 #872
1965 27 #2,316 88 #792
1960 55 #1,494 132 #684
1955 51 #1,414 143 #622
1950 70 #1,105 178 #500
1945 56 #1,042 84 #660
1940 49 #1,031 80 #678
1935 51 #967 73 #715
1930 51 #1,035 69 #773
1925 52 #1,055 70 #789
1920 57 #973 80 #728
1915 45 #995 52 #861
1910 32 #761 27 #549
1905 20 #834 21 #500
1900 15 #993 25 #460
1895 13 #913 16 #517
1890 7 #1,142 13 #550
1885 – – 8 #735
1880 – – 8 #713

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Ivory?

The median living Ivory is about 22 years old. Half of all living Ivorys are between 6 and 48 years old.

How many people named Ivory are alive today?

An estimated 18 thousand people named Ivory are alive in the United States, based on 23,114 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Ivory mean?

The surname is habitational from Ivry in Normandy, and in some cases patronymic from a diminutive of Ivor.

How popular is the name Ivory in 2025?

Ivory ranked #378 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 810 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ivory?

23,114 babies have been named Ivory in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ivory most popular?

Ivory peaked in 2025, when 840 newborns received the name.

Is Ivory a boy or girl name?

Ivory is used for both: about 63% of babies named Ivory have been girls and 37% boys.

Is the name Ivory rising or falling?

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

Will Ivory become more popular?

Ivory is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,059 girls named Ivory in 2030, which would rank around #290. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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