unisex name

Ivey

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 4
  • Popularity Top 1000 (US)
  • Births on record 6,937

the United States

#925

2025 births

Ivey is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 74% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 282 babies in the United States, ranking #925. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

  • Peaked in 2024, when 358 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 11,757 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Ivey over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

1,440
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ivey by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 35
1890s 113
1900s 111
1910s 381
1920s 411
1930s 328
1940s 311
1950s 403
1960s 275
1970s 251
1980s 354
1990s 541
2000s 683
2010s 1,083
2020s (to 2025) 1,440

How popular is Ivey?

In 2025, Ivey was given to 282 babies in the United States, ranking #925 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Where Ivey is used

United States #925 282 in 2025
Canada #1,263 20 in 2024
England & Wales #2,547 11 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Ivey

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ivey also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ivey over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ivey

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ivey — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ivey

How popular is the name Ivey?

In 2025, Ivey was given to 282 babies in the United States, ranking #925 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.

Is Ivey a girl's or a boy's name?

Ivey is used for both girls and boys. About 74% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Ivey?

Ivey has 2 syllables.

When was Ivey most popular?

Ivey peaked in 2024, when 358 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Ivey a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Ivey currently ranks #925 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.