Ivy Name Meaning

A nature name with floral feels, Ivy is simply stunning. She’s an English name with an upscale air yet she’s approachable enough to avoid feeling stuffy.

Ivy is part of the vintage name trend, the surge that includes Nora, Madeline, and Lydia. She also has the in-demand vowel start as seen in Emma, Isabella, and Amelia. And we’d be slacking if we didn’t point out the trendy V sound like Ava, Olivia, and Evelyn. With all these factored in, it’s not shocking that little Ivy is creeping like a vine up the baby name charts.

Ivy is undoubtedly mature, but she is also adorable on a little girl. In childhood, she’s sweet as could be, the perfect pick for a little girl who loves playing dress up. As an adult, she has serious fashionista feels, a name fit for the red carpet. Of course, she’ll always be your little star even if she doesn’t take the Hollywood route.

There are plenty of Ivy associations in modern times, from the Pokemon character to Ivy Stuart in Downton Abbey. Some may worry about the association with the itch-inducing plant, but Poison Ivy is also a badass in DC Comics so we wouldn’t pay the negative nickname any mind.

Infographic of Ivy name meaning, which is A name inspired by the ivy plant, Ivy is a climbing vine.
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Ivy Name Popularity

How popular is the name Ivy? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 18 0.0051%
1911 — 40 0.0107%
1912 — 50 0.0099%
1913 — 57 0.0101%
1914 — 71 0.0102%
1915 — 99 0.0109%
1916 — 136 0.0141%
1917 — 97 0.0097%
1918 — 100 0.0093%
1919 — 84 0.008%
1920 — 91 0.0082%
1921 — 87 0.0076%
1922 — 82 0.0074%
1923 — 51 0.0046%
1924 — 77 0.0066%
1925 — 71 0.0063%
1926 — 71 0.0065%
1927 — 53 0.0048%
1928 — 42 0.0039%
1929 — 39 0.0038%
1930 — 46 0.0044%
1931 — 43 0.0044%
1932 — 25 0.0025%
1933 — 38 0.0041%
1934 — 21 0.0022%
1935 — 19 0.002%
1936 — 22 0.0023%
1937 — 41 0.0042%
1938 — 33 0.0032%
1939 — 33 0.0032%
1940 — 25 0.0024%
1941 — 21 0.0019%
1942 — 33 0.0026%
1943 — 15 0.0011%
1944 — 23 0.0019%
1945 — 18 0.0015%
1946 — 6 0.0004%
1947 — 78 0.0047%
1948 — 72 0.0045%
1949 — 79 0.0049%
1950 — 110 0.0068%
1951 — 111 0.0065%
1952 — 145 0.0083%
1953 — 164 0.0093%
1954 — 137 0.0075%
1955 — 223 0.0121%
1956 — 264 0.014%
1957 — 304 0.0158%
1958 — 293 0.0155%
1959 — 274 0.0144%
1960 — 224 0.0118%
1961 — 165 0.0087%
1962 — 153 0.0083%
1963 — 137 0.0076%
1964 — 110 0.0062%
1965 — 136 0.0083%
1966 — 113 0.0072%
1967 — 63 0.0042%
1968 — 134 0.0089%
1969 — 191 0.0124%
1970 — 195 0.0123%
1971 — 168 0.0112%
1972 — 208 0.0153%
1973 — 198 0.0153%
1974 — 207 0.0159%
1975 — 219 0.017%
1976 — 137 0.0106%
1977 — 179 0.0133%
1978 — 196 0.0146%
1979 — 265 0.0188%
1980 — 235 0.0161%
1981 — 226 0.0154%
1982 — 239 0.016%
1983 — 230 0.0156%
1984 — 223 0.015%
1985 — 341 0.0225%
1986 — 310 0.0205%
1987 — 330 0.0216%
1988 — 246 0.0158%
1989 — 214 0.0133%
1990 — 217 0.0131%
1991 — 150 0.0092%
1992 — 216 0.0135%
1993 — 377 0.0242%
1994 — 455 0.0296%
1995 — 577 0.0383%
1996 — 611 0.0408%
1997 — 650 0.0439%
1998 — 706 0.0472%
1999 — 737 0.0492%
2000 — 855 0.056%
2001 — 806 0.0535%
2002 — 685 0.0457%
2003 — 726 0.0477%
2004 — 786 0.0516%
2005 — 1,020 0.0667%
2006 — 958 0.0612%
2007 — 1,106 0.0701%
2008 — 1,101 0.0712%
2009 — 994 0.0665%
2010 — 1,065 0.0739%
2011 — 1,203 0.0844%
2012 — 1,683 0.1181%
2013 — 2,084 0.1464%
2014 — 2,281 0.1566%
2015 — 2,486 0.1709%
2016 — 2,810 0.1949%
2017 — 2,749 0.197%
2018 — 3,250 0.2366%
2019 — 3,664 0.2707%
2020 — 3,671 0.2884%
2021 — 4,117 0.3368%
2022 — 4,772 0.3617%
2023 — 5,057 0.3907%

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Names Like Ivy

If you like Ivy, you’ll love these other names like Ivy.

What names are variants of Ivy?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Ivy.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Iva

God is gracious

Slavic

Ivalyn

English

Ivee

English

Ivey

Ivy

English

Ivie

English

Ivyanne

English

What names sound like Ivy?

If you like how Ivy sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Ivy.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Ava

To live

Latin

Ave

Hail

Latin

Eva

Life

Hebrew

Eve

Life, animal

Latin

Evey

Life, animal

Latin

Evvy

Life, animal

Latin

Evy

Life, animal

Latin

Lists With Ivy

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Ivy.

Siblings of Ivy

Mamas with kids named Ivy also have kids with these names.

Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Lily

Lily flower

English

Rowan

Of the rowan tree

Gaelic

Daisy

Daisy flower

English

Arlo

Armed hill

English

Kason

Created name

American

Hazel

Hazelnut tree

English

Jacobe

Supplanter

Hebrew

Dominick

Of the Lord

Latin

Rael

33 Comments

  1. Was the first name that came in my head when we found out it was a girl. We never discussed names, we just started calling her that and it stuck!

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  2. We loved it felt natural, not super common, somewhat classic, and liked how it went with our older daughter’s name (Norah)!

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  3. It means Gods gift ?? And we have 2 girls with 3 letter names

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  4. Hi i’m Ivy Zhang and my brother and sister are Ace and Aler my siblings have a name starts with A my sister has the same last name as me and my middle name is I don’t really have a middle name so…wat.

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  5. MY LITTLE SISTER IS NAMED IVY! SHES A NOVEMBER 2 SCORPIO

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  6. The meaning of the name is God’s gift in Hebrew that is why. She is my gift that God gave me

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  7. Ivy means both God’s gift and faithful. Her middle name is Christine, meaning follower of Christ — our prayer for our sweet daughter is to be a faithful follower of Christ, and we praise God for this special gift, and for bringing her to us safely and perfectly.

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  8. Love the nature name. Simple, short like my two boys. Ace and Jax <3

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  9. This is a family name.

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    • Ivy is my name

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      • im ivy and my brother is ace what.

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  10. I fell in love with the name Ivy hearing it in random places. After 3.5 years of secondary infertility, we decided I would start taking fertility meds. I sought comfort from the Bible, particularly the story of Hannah in 2 Samuel. She exemplified great faith. After two rounds of medication, I found out I was pregnant! Around this time, I found out that the ivy plant is a symbol of faithfulness. Then finding out our baby was indeed a girl after 2 boys, we just knew this name was perfect! Ivy Joy suits her so wonderfully!

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  11. I chose Ivy-Eliza before I was pregnant for a girls name after my great Nana Ivy and my Great grandma Edna Eliza. I chose these to names because out of my siblings and cousins I was the only one who met them so I felt I was carrying their legacy

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  12. I love her soooo much, she is such a smart baby ! She gets in everything Lol .

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    • my name is ivy

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      • sameeeeeeeeeeeee

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        • Ivy’s unite!

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          • Me too!!

    • Here’s another Ivy. ?

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      • Hi I’m ivy too

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        • I’m Ivy too! I was named after my great-aunt. My younger sister was named Holly, but it had nothing to do with the Christmas song!

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        • im ivy three

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  13. I have always loved the name Ivy so that’s why I named her it.

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  14. She is so smart , she is growing so fast lol it makes me cry to see her grow up right before my eyes I love her sooooo much !

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  15. I was watching Batman with my kids and poison Ivy came on. Her dads name is Davey so I thought ivy amoni was the perfect fit!

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  16. she was long as ivy vein

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  17. I read somewhere that ivy means God’s gift of grace and that is what my baby means to me.
    I like what it means to me. I dislike that people cajole the name by saying poisonous ivy.

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  18. We wanted a name that seemed somewhat unique but still heard of. Her middle name is Abigail, chosen after the biblical character. We simply liked the way it all sounded.

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  19. Ivy a symbol of faithfulness, and our ancient Scottish ancestry bore a coat of arms with the word Bydand on it, meaning fidelity, or faithfulness. We want to help instill in her a desire to be faithful and strong to her eternal identity, to her family, and to God. Ivy is also a symbol of community and friendship. We love her so much, and will ever be faithful in our loving commitments to her, as well. She wears her name beautifully <3

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  20. I wanted her name to be ivylynn but her dad didn’t like the lynn part so i just did the ivy part i love her name her love hearing that its different

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    • My name is Ivy and a former coworker would call me Ivy Lynne when she wanted to get my attention. Sorry that your hubby didn’t like it.

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  21. Cute girl plant name, spelled like the plant and easy to know how to spell. My other kids plant names, Lily, Daisy, Rowan and Arlo.

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  22. My husband and I both wanted a girls name that was uncommon but not completely out there. We are both nature lovers so Ivy was a perfect fit!

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