Ivy

femaleEnglish (plant name)

From the English word for the ivy plant.

Origin: English (plant name)

Official popularity data is available for 6 regions, from 1972 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #5 in England and Wales in 2024. See regions.

Ivy: Recorded since 1972, with a gap of 23 years, it reached #5 in 2021, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

6registrars recorded it
95times a registrar ranked it
54years from first to last
#5highest recorded position
26groupings it qualifies for
48names it appears alongside

What stands out in Ivy's record

England and Wales registered 2,245 births with the name in 2021, its largest count from any one registrar. Names by yearly birth count
Absent from every published list for 23 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence
Appears alongside 48 other names across 5 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships

EYE-vee/ˈaɪvi/

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Data Confidence

Evidence: ModerateCompleteness: SubstantialEditorial review: 2026-07-21

Confidence in the evidencebehind this name's data — never a rating of the name itself, and never affected by how well it matches your preferences. How this is assessed

Because: backed by officially or academically authoritative sources, recently verified, popularity data covers multiple regions.

Source authority

Averaged from the real per-claim source-authority assessments already computed for this name's meaning/origin/pronunciation/popularity evidence.

Independent corroboration

Averaged from the real per-claim supporting-source counts already computed for this name's evidence.

See full evidence assessment (8 dimensions, 1 not yet tracked)

Source agreement

No recorded source disagreement for this name's meanings or origins.

Recency

Calculated from how long ago this record was last verified (2026-07-21), against a 270-day staleness threshold.

Geographic relevance

Calculated from the number of geographies with official popularity data (6) — broader official coverage means the evidence base is relevant to more of where the name is actually used.

Completeness

Calculated from how many of the expected data sections (variants, similar names, popularity, notable usage, IPA pronunciation) are actually populated for this name.

Direct observation vs. inference

Averaged from the real per-claim direct-observation-vs-inference ratios already computed for this name's evidence.

Identity & variant resolution quality

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Name Characteristics

How these are calculated

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Pronunciation clarity

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Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling: shorter names with fewer irregular letter clusters score higher. A disclosed formula, not an editorial opinion — and not a confidence measurement.

Recorded regional spread

Derived from how many geographies' official statistics record this name. It measures where the name is registered, not how well-known it feels to people living there.

International spread

Derived from the same official statistical coverage, scaled to reflect how widely the name crosses national datasets. Not a measure of how easily it is understood in another language.

Trend stability

Derived from the name's traditional/modern classification and its current popularity trend direction.

Overview

Origin: English (plant name)
Meaning: From the English word for the ivy plant.
Pronunciation: EYE-vee
Syllables: 2
Common nicknames: None recorded
Classification: Traditional & modern
Gender usage: female
Language family: English (plant name)

Popularity

Region

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1222
1997	#1666
1998	#2165
1999	#1216
2000	#1033
2001	#962
2002	#998
2003	#799
2004	#758
2005	#494
2006	#497
2007	#390
2008	#322
2009	#281
2010	#227
2011	#168
2012	#88
2013	#66
2014	#54
2015	#42
2016	#33
2017	#25
2018	#14
2019	#12
2020	#6
2021	#5
2022	#6
2023	#7
2024	#5
2025	#9

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 20 of the 54 years from 1972 to 2025.

In 2025: #9 among girls in England and Wales, #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Official data from 6 national registrars across 6 regions, 1972–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #9 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls

Ivy appears in 5 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is England and Wales · Girls, with 30 ranked years and 25,001 births registered; the earliest is Republic of Ireland · Girls, from 1972.

Ivy across 5 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Ivy's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#471 (1972)	#49 (2023)	#50 (2025)	20 of 54	887 (1972–2025)	111 (2023)
England and Wales · Girls	#1222 (1996)	#5 (2021)	#9 (2025)	30 of 30	25,001 (1996–2025)	2,245 (2021)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#55 (2009)	#11 (2020)	#30 (2025)	17 of 17	4,189 (2009–2025)	330 (2016)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#419 (2009)	#26 (2023)	#35 (2024)	14 of 16	480 (2009–2024)	60 (2023)
New Zealand · Girls	#99 (2010)	#22 (2020)	#22 (2023)	13 of 14	1,276 (2010–2023)	125 (2018)

Ivy by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Ivy in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	48	4 of 10	12
2000s	698	10 of 10	70
2010s	11,998	10 of 10	1,200
2020sbusiest	12,257	6 of 10	2,043

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2020s were its busiest decade — the 6 years of it this list covers, averaging 2,043 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 2011 and 2012, when recorded births rose by 323, from 310 to 633.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Ivy appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

What the record shows

Recorded by 6 registrars between 1972 and 2025, ranked in 31 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #5, first reached in 2021.

It held a top-100 place in 17 years, 17 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 2,245 births, registered in England and Wales in 2021.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 23 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 52 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Ivy was ranked #5 in England and Wales · Girls in 2021. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Ivor · #146, 55y
Ivory · #1894, 16y
Ivy-Grace · #902, 14y
Ivy-Jane · #2901, 11y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 6 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Hunter · #5, 30y
Poppy · #5, 33y
Willow · #5, 30y
Cooper · #4, 29y

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1970 and 1979.

Erin · #5, 50y
Amalie · #6, 45y
Fionn · #6, 51y
Jordan · #6, 48y

Comparisons involving Ivy

Existing comparison pages where Ivy and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Ivy in the same published list across at least 25 years.

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
Freya vs Ivy
Freya and Ivy 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.
Freya · Ivy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · 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

Order changes

Pairs where Ivy and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Mia vs Ivy
In 2021, Ivy moved ahead of Mia in England and Wales · Girls — #5 and #6 the year before became #9 and #5.
Mia · Ivy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2021 England and Wales ranking
Emily vs Ivy
In 2020, Ivy moved ahead of Emily in England and Wales · Girls — #11 and #12 the year before became #15 and #6.
Emily · Ivy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2020 England and Wales ranking
Grace vs Ivy
In 2020, Ivy moved ahead of Grace in England and Wales · Girls — #8 and #12 the year before became #11 and #6.
Grace · Ivy · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 2020 England and Wales ranking

Ivy and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Ivy without appearing here.

Ivy moved ahead of

Helene
In 1998 they stood at #2165 and #1823 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1999 that had become #1216 and #2444.
Vicki
In 1998 they stood at #2165 and #1319 in England and Wales · Girls; by 1999 that had become #1216 and #1970.
Mina
In 2013 they stood at #937 and #937 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #219 and #876.
Mona
In 2013 they stood at #620 and #620 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2014 that had become #219 and #876.

Moved ahead of Ivy

Éala
In 2023 they stood at #49 and #53 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2024 that had become #60 and #40.
Evelyn Compare
In 2022 they stood at #18 and #20 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls; by 2023 that had become #22 and #8.
Croía
In 2020 they stood at #74 and #95 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2021 that had become #63 and #52.
Violet
In 2024 they stood at #20 and #28 in New South Wales, Australia · Girls; by 2025 that had become #30 and #20.

Moved the opposite way to Ivy

Audrey Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 while Audrey went from #56 to #885.
Eileen
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 while Eileen went from #38 to #443.
Elaine
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 while Elaine went from #16 to #608.
Martina
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 while Martina went from #17 to #325.

Moved the same way as Ivy

Abigail Compare
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 and Abigail from #332 to #115.
Alice
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 and Alice from #142 to #41.
Anna
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 and Anna from #55 to #26.
Caoimhe
Between 1972 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ivy went from #471 to #50 and Caoimhe from #300 to #31.

Meaning & Origin

From the English word for the ivy plant.

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

English (plant name)

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

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Where Ivy is officially recorded

6 official registrars have recorded Ivy, between 1972 and 2025, in 31 of those 54 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

Registrar	Recorded	Years	Its own highest position
Republic of Ireland	1972–2025	20	#49 in 2023
England and Wales	1996–2025	30	#5 in 2021
New South Wales, Australia	2009–2025	17	#11 in 2020
Northern Ireland	2009–2024	14	#26 in 2023
New Zealand	2010–2023	13	#22 in 2020
Scotland	2024	1	#14 in 2024

No registrar recorded it for 23 years after 1972; it appears again in 1996.

Variants

No spelling variants or nicknames recorded yet.

Similar Names

No similar names recorded yet for this name.

Similarity is a demonstration score — see methodology.

Spelling

Spelling simplicity

Calculated directly from the name's spelling — see Name Characteristics above.

No commonly used alternate spellings recorded.

Pronunciation

EYE-vee/ˈaɪvi/

Syllables: 2
Ease: easy

VerifiedSource: Behind the Name.Confidence: medium.

Where Ivy Is Recorded

National statistical agencies have recorded Ivy in these places. This shows where the name is used — not where it comes from, and not that it carries particular cultural significance there.

New South Wales, AustraliaEngland and WalesNorthern IrelandScotlandRepublic of IrelandNew Zealand

Notable Usage

No safely-sourced notable usage recorded for this name yet.

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Ivy

Ivy at a glance

What stands out in Ivy's record

Overview

Popularity

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Ivy across 5 official records

Ivy by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Ivy appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Ivy

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Comparisons involving Ivy

Longest shared records

Order changes

Ivy and the names beside it

Ivy moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Ivy

Moved the opposite way to Ivy

Moved the same way as Ivy

Meaning & Origin

Where Ivy is officially recorded

Variants

Similar Names

Spelling

Pronunciation

Where Ivy Is Recorded

Notable Usage

Sibling & Surname Compatibility

Ivy at a glance

What stands out in Ivy's record

Ivy across 5 official records

Ivy by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Ivy appears in

What the record shows

Names published alongside Ivy

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1970s

Comparisons involving Ivy

Longest shared records

Order changes

Ivy and the names beside it

Ivy moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Ivy

Moved the opposite way to Ivy

Moved the same way as Ivy