Ivey
- Pronunciation
- [I-vey]
- Gender
- Female
- Meaning
- A Climbing Evergreen Ornamental Plant. Ivy
- Origin
- English
About the Name Ivey
Ivey is a charming form of Ivy, the English nature name taken directly from the climbing evergreen plant prized for its hardy, year-round greenery. The -ey spelling gives the name a softer, more decorative finish while keeping its botanical heart intact, placing Ivey among the fresh plant-and-flower names that have flourished for girls in recent years.
The name's symbolism is part of its appeal: ivy is an emblem of endurance, fidelity, and steady growth, qualities that lend Ivey a quiet depth beneath its pretty sound. It feels both vintage and current — a nature name with a touch of antique grace and a clearly contemporary spelling. That mix of old-fashioned sweetness and modern styling has made it especially appealing to parents drawn to botanical names with a little extra character.
Ivey first entered the US Social Security top-1000 for girls in 2023 and reached its peak the very next year, in 2024, at rank #788 — its strongest showing so far. Across this brief, recent run it has been given to about 672 girls, marking it as a fresh arrival on a clear upward trajectory rather than a fading name. Recorded variants include Iva and Ivie, which share the same evergreen inspiration and gentle, leafy charm. For parents drawn to botanical names with vintage sweetness and a fresh, decorative spelling, Ivey offers symbolism, softness, and quiet staying power.
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration name data, 1880–2024 (methodology). By Marvin Tang.
Quick Facts About Ivey
US Popularity History (2023–2025)
Annual US births named Ivey by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2024 with 356 girls named Ivey (girl rank #788 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2025, ranked #926 for girls (282 US births). That's 138 places below its 2024 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Where in the US Is Ivey Most Popular?
Average girl-name rank within each state across 2016–2025 SSA records. A lower number means the name appears closer to the top of that state's girls-name rankings — a per-capita measure that isn't biased toward large states. For Ivey the strongest states are Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana.
Strongest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | #422 | 114 |
| 2 | Georgia | #549 | 192 |
| 3 | Louisiana | #556 | 36 |
| 4 | Mississippi | #568 | 21 |
| 5 | North Carolina | #602 | 163 |
| 6 | Tennessee | #611 | 96 |
| 7 | South Carolina | #613 | 55 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | #740 | 21 |
Weakest girls-name states
| # | State | Avg rank | Births |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | #740 | 21 |
| 2 | South Carolina | #613 | 55 |
| 3 | Tennessee | #611 | 96 |
| 4 | North Carolina | #602 | 163 |
| 5 | Mississippi | #568 | 21 |
| 6 | Louisiana | #556 | 36 |
| 7 | Georgia | #549 | 192 |
| 8 | Alabama | #422 | 114 |
Source: SSA state-level baby-name dataset 2016–2025. States with fewer than 3 years of data for Ivey in this window are excluded. Births < 5 in a given state-year are suppressed by SSA for privacy.
Variant Forms
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Compare Ivey to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Ivey against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).