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Grace vs Ivy

Grace and Ivycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Ivy #35 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Ivy #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #25 and Ivy #5 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Ivy #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Ivy #14 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Grace was ranked #18 and Ivy #22 among girls in New Zealand.

Grace and Ivy over time

Grace and Ivy appear together in 5 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Ivy in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Ivy in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Ivy moved ahead of Grace in England and Wales · Girls — #8 and #12 the year before became #11 and #6.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Grace #7 in 2018, Ivy #11 in 2020.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Grace held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Ivy in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Ivy #5 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2020: Ivy moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #8 and #12; by 2020 that had become #11 and #6.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #25, Ivy #5.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1972–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Ivy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Ivy #49 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Ivy #50.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls17 shared years, 2009–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ivy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2018, Ivy #11 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #11, Ivy #30.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2009–2024

    Grace held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ivy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Ivy #26 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Ivy #35.

  • New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 2010–2023

    Grace held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ivy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #11 in 2019, Ivy #22 in 2020.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Grace #18, Ivy #22.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Grace

Pairs where Grace shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Ivy

Pairs where Ivy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

  • Ivy vs Aurora

    Ivy and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Ivy · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Charlotte vs Ivy

    Charlotte and Ivy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Charlotte · Ivy · 21 shared years, 1972–2025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Ivy vs Ada

    Ivy and Ada both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Ivy · Ada · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

  • Ivy vs Bonnie

    Ivy and Bonnie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.

    Ivy · Bonnie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Grace, Ivy
FieldGraceIvy
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningGrace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name).From the English word for the ivy plant.
OriginEnglish (virtue name), from Latin gratiaEnglish (plant name)
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹeɪs//ˈaɪvi/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesGracieNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #30 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Grace is recorded with a English (virtue name), from Latin gratia origin, while Ivy is recorded with a English (plant name) origin.
  • Grace and Ivy both have 2 syllables.
  • Grace's recorded meaning differs from Ivy's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Ivy a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Grace

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Ivy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1972

    First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls