Old English ifig, the climbing ivy, a symbol of fidelity — ivy plant. A Victorian botanical name back in the American top 100 since 2019.
Ivy ranks 39th among American girls in 2025, with 5,124 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 5,367 babies were given the name, ranking 36th. The typical living American called Ivy is about 10 years old today. It is relatively most common in Maine, where it accounts for 0.52% of births.
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.