Baby Name Popularity Profile

Ivory

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Ivory.

✦ A hard, white material from elephant tusks; symbolic of purity and preciousness 🌍 English Nature Virtue
National Rank (2025) #378
All-Time Peak Rank #378 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 14,546 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 7.8% Boy / 92.2% Girl Overwhelmingly Female
Boy Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Boy usage
First Recorded 1886 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2020s 810 births in 2025
💡 The Ivory Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning A hard, white material from elephant tusks; symbolic of purity and preciousness
Language Origin English
Origin Type single
Derived from the English word 'ivory', referring to the material. The word itself comes from Old French 'ivoire' and ultimately from Latin 'ebur'.
Common Nicknames
Ivy
Pronunciation: EYE-vuh-ree
Themes & Categories
Nature Virtue
Etymology confidence: High

📊 Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Ivory across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +67.7%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +104.5%
2015: 396 births 396 2016: 464 births 2017: 468 births 2018: 464 births 2019: 531 births 2020: 483 births 483 2021: 538 births 2022: 599 births 2023: 587 births 2024: 784 births 2025: 810 births 810
2015 2020 2025

📈 Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 810 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 2 yrs
Longest Streak 137 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 17
1890s: 97
1900s: 184
1910s: 407
1920s: 524
1930s: 454
1940s: 526
1950s: 524
1960s: 362
1970s: 430
1980s: 1,203
1990s: 1,181
2000s: 1,329
2010s: 3,507
2020s: 3,801

📐 Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables I-v-ory
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with I, a letter used by only 1.7% of SSA names.

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📍 Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Mississippi
Top States Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, South Carolina, Utah
States with Data 43
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Mississippi #357 308 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #356 436 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #180 251 2025 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #273 307 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #373 167 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #143 338 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #313 1,289 2025 +107.7% Growth
Georgia #371 418 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #576 497 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #556 175 2014 Insufficient historical volume
California #559 1,224 2017 +16.0% Growth
Tennessee #242 260 2025 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #356 345 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #263 276 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #208 40 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #447 480 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Nevada Unranked 32 2020 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #310 86 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan #344 358 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #306 170 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #311 420 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #498 197 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska #100 12 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #134 111 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #766 128 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #282 170 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #743 88 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #162 91 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #582 126 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #368 95 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #777 116 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New York #714 462 1983 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #390 309 2025 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #192 50 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #980 118 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #618 44 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Montana Unranked 12 2023 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota Unranked 12 2024 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #341 13 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #713 45 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 20 1987 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska #360 11 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Maine Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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