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Unisex name

Ivey

/ˈaɪvi/ · 73% girls, 27% boys · #926 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Ivey has been given to about 6,720 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪvi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 5,328
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ivey per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 358
  • Born in 2025282
  • All time6,720
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Ivey?

Ivey ranks 926th among American unisexs in 2025, with 282 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 358 babies were given the name, ranking 789th. The typical living American called Ivey is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in Tennessee, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Ivey

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Riley0.70
  2. Kiley0.70
  3. Wiley0.70
  4. Miley0.70
  5. Rickey0.68
  6. Ivy0.68
  7. Mickey0.68
  8. Vickey0.68

Middle names for Ivey

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ivey Anne0.81
  2. Ivey Catherine0.78
  3. Ivey Josephine0.78
  4. Ivey Rose0.77
  5. Ivey Marie0.77
  6. Ivey Grace0.77

Sibling names for Ivey

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Calbrother · 0.98
  2. Evelinasister · 0.97
  3. Arlettesister · 0.96
  4. Rosalinasister · 0.96
  5. Aureliobrother · 0.95
  6. Merritteither · 0.95

Where Ivey is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Tennessee0.04%
  2. Alabama0.04%
  3. Louisiana0.03%
  4. Georgia0.03%
  5. Arkansas0.03%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ivey Anderson0.77
  2. Ivey White0.72
  3. Ivey Nguyen0.72
  4. Ivey Moore0.72
  5. Ivey Hill0.72
  6. Ivey Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ivey

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ivey across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.