Ivy

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Ivy first appears in the data in 2009 and has been recorded in 17 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,149 babies (rank #22 that year). In 2025 it was given to 555 girls (rank #18). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ivy

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ivy yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
4PersonalityThe builderPractical, steady, gets results through hard work.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,980

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,149

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Gossip Girl: Ivy Dickens — the impostor cousin

Stories about the name Ivy

We grew up on the East Coast, around all those old buildings wrapped in ivy. It means something specific to us — establishment, permanence, something that holds on. She'll probably hate that when she's a teenager.

— Patricia, New Haven CT, 2018

Beyoncé named her daughter Blue Ivy and I spent two years pretending that had nothing to do with it. It had something to do with it.

— Angela, Atlanta GA, 2019

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2009	116	#55
2010	187	#30
2011	186	#33
2012	238	#22
2013	307	#16
2014	370	#17
2015	1,149	#22
2016	603	#46
2017	530	#19
2018	592	#11
2019	996	#16
2020	790	#14
2021	530	#14
2022	507	#13
2023	679	#14
2024	645	#15
2025	555	#18