Ivy

Girl name

Ivy has been given to 86,173 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2024 and currently ranks #39 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin

From ivy, the name of a plant. An ivy branch used to be hung outside an establishment to advertise that it sold alcohol, so it may originally been an occupationational surname for the proprietor of such an establishment. (Can this([//en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary:Etymology_scriptorium/2026/August&action=edit&section=new&preload=Template:rfv-etymology/preload&preloadtitle=%5B%5B%23rfv-etymology-notice-en%7c%5D%5D +]) etymology be sourced?)API

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025

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Total babies

86,173

Peak year

2024 (5,367 babies)

Rank in 2025

#39 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +103%

Gender split

96% girls / 4% boys

Names with a similar vibe

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Ivy.

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