Ivy
Top 1000
About Ivy
The quirky, offbeat and energetic botanical name Ivy is enjoying a deserved revival, propelled even higher by its choice by high-profile parents Beyonce and Jay-Z for daughter Blue Ivy. Ivy is also traditionally used at Christmas, make this one of the perfect names for December babies.
Ivy is derived from the name of the ivy plant, which got its name from the Old English word ifig. Ancient Greeks presented an ivy wreath to newlyweds as a symbol of fidelity. In the language of flowers, Ivy signifies faithfulness.
British novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett is a notable namesake and Ivy Baker Priest served as U.S. Secretary of Treasury. Another association is the prestigious Ivy League.
Ivy has been a favorite of scriptwriters—she's appeared on everything from 90210 to Gossip Girl, Dollhouse to Downton Abbey, and is the name of a 1970's American Girl doll.
As of October 2026, Ivy ranked #39 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #36 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #49.
Editor's take: The name Ivy is a girl's name of English origin.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #146 | 2,292 | 1,283.1 |
| 2015 | #130 | 2,505 | 1,403.3 |
| 2016 | #112 | 2,824 | 1,593.7 |
| 2017 | #108 | 2,782 | 1,611.4 |
| 2018 | #86 | 3,285 | 1,931.1 |
| 2019 | #68 | 3,688 | 2,197.4 |
| 2020 | #57 | 3,840 | 2,375.4 |
| 2021 | #49 | 4,394 | 2,677.9 |
| 2022 | #41 | 4,809 | 2,932.1 |
| 2023 | #38 | 5,057 | 3,151.6 |
| 2024 | #36 | 5,323 | 3,285.4 |
| 2025 | #39 | 5,117 | 3,183.7 |
World rankings
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Ivy on lists
Famous Ivys
- Ivy Compton
Burnett, English novelist
- Ivy
stage name of Park Eun Hye, South Korean pop singer
- Ivy Alvarez
Filipino Australian poet
- Ivy Duke
English actress
- Ivy Matsepe
Casaburri, South African politician
- Ivy Baker Priest
former U.S. Treasurer
- Ivy Quainoo
German pop singer
- Ivy Scott
Australian,American actress
- Ivy St. Helier (born Ivy Janet Aitchison)
British actress
- Ivy Tresmand
English singer and actress
- Ivy Troutman
American actress
- Ivy Lilian Wallace
English actress, author and illustrator
- Ivy Evelyn Annie Wedgwood
Australian Senator
- Ivy Cavendish
Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, founder of the Harley Foundation
- Ivy Williams
first English woman barrister
- Ivy Jo Hunter
American male songwriter and record producer
- Ivy Winters
stage name of Dustin Winters, American drag queen on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 5
- Ivy Withrow (b. 1993)
daughter of actors Hallie Todd and Glenn Withrow
- Ivy Gray (b. 2001)
daughter of singer David Gray
- Ivy Nightingale Russo (b. 2006)
daughter of singers Nina Gordon and Jeff Russo
- Ivy Lola Malloy (b. 2009)
daughter of actress Jessica Leccia
- Ivy Jefferson (b. 2009)
daughter of singers Lisa Brokop and Paul Jefferson
- Ivy Elizabeth Schur (b. 2010)
daughter of producer J.J. Philbin and Michael Schur; granddaughter of TV host Regis Philbin
- Isabel Veronica "Ivy" Mulroney (b. 2013)
daughter of Ben and Jessica Mulroney
- Ivy Mae Warner (b. 2014)
daughter of cricketer David Warner
- Ivy Siegert (b. 2016)
daughter of TV chef Nikki Dinki and Evan Siegert
- Ivy Jane Kane (b. 2017)
daughter of footballer Harry Kane
- Blue Ivy Carter (b. 2012)
daughter of singer Beyonce Knowles and rapper Jay,Z
- Ivy Jane Seewald (b. 2019)
daughter of Jessa Duggar and Ben Seewald.
Ivy in pop culture
- Poison Ivy
Batman villain also known as Pamela Isley
- Ivy Wilson
male character in John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath"
- Ivy Lynn
character on TV's "Smash"
- Professor Ivy
character in the Pokemon anime
- Ivy
character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Ivy Lexton
main character in Marie Belloc Lowndes' book "The Story of Ivy"
- Ivy Sullivan
character on TV's "90210"
- Ivy Dickens
character in the Gossip Girl series
- Ivy Vega
character in 'My Sister the Vampire'
- Ivy Wentz
character on TV's "Good Luck Charlie"
- Ivy Locklear
character in movie "Red"
- Ivy Ling
character in the American Girl doll series
- Ivy Weston
character in play/film "August: Osage County"
- Isabella "Ivy" Valentine
character in the Soul Calibur video game series
- Ivy
character on TV's "Dollhouse"
- Ivy
character in "Entwined" by Heather Dixon
- Ivy Robinson
character in musical "Bare: A Pop Opera"
- Ivy
main character in 1992 movie "Poison Ivy"
- Ivy Stuart
character on TV's "Downton Abbey"
- Ivy Elizabeth Walker
character in movie "The Village"
- Ivy Pepper
cat character in web comic "Lackadaisy"
- "Ivy"
song by Frank Ocean
- Ivy
character in "Ivy + Bean," children's book series by Annie Barrows
- Ivy Alisha Tamwood
character in The Hollows book series by Kim Harrison
- Ivy Daly
character in the "From The Files of Madison Finn" book series
- Ivy
a Fox from "Zelda & Ivy: The Runaways," children's book by Laura McGee Kvasnosky; sister Zelda
- Ivypool
character in the Warriors series by Erin Hunter
- Ivy Belfrey
character on "Once Upon a Time"
- The Holly and the Ivy
traditional British Christmas carol
- Ivy
feline familiar in the webcomic "Never Satisfied" by Taylor Robin
- "ivy"
song by Taylor Swift
- Ivy Sterling-Shepard
main character in novel "You'll Be the Death of Me"