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Unisex name

Ivory

/ˈaɪvɚi/ · 63% girls, 37% boys · #378 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Ivory has been given to about 23,114 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈaɪvɚi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 18,677
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ivory per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 840
  • Born in 2025840
  • All time23,114
  • England & Wales, 202511

How popular is Ivory?

Ivory ranks 378th among American unisexs in 2025, with 840 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 840 babies were given the name, ranking 378th. The typical living American called Ivory is about 26 years old today. It is relatively most common in Alaska, where it accounts for 0.18% of births.

Names that sound like Ivory

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Cory0.62
  2. Rory0.62
  3. Emory0.62
  4. Kory0.62
  5. Tory0.62
  6. Glory0.62
  7. Ivy0.56
  8. Avery0.55

Middle names for Ivory

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ivory Anne0.87
  2. Ivory Eve0.86
  3. Ivory Marie0.83
  4. Ivory Grace0.83
  5. Ivory Jane0.83
  6. Ivory June0.82

Sibling names for Ivory

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Denvereither · 0.98
  2. Rheasister · 0.97
  3. Augustineeither · 0.97
  4. Winstonbrother · 0.96
  5. Sonnybrother · 0.96
  6. Fletcherbrother · 0.96

Where Ivory is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Alaska0.18%
  2. Oklahoma0.09%
  3. Kentucky0.08%
  4. West Virginia0.08%
  5. Iowa0.08%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ivory White0.78
  2. Ivory Reyes0.78
  3. Ivory Nguyen0.78
  4. Ivory Lee0.78
  5. Ivory Hill0.78
  6. Ivory Hall0.78

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 Ivory

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

Ivory 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.