Ivey
Ivey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Ivey
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ivey is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Ivey
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Ivey as a girl name dates back to 1883, when 5 babies received it. 2026 was its biggest year on record, with 399 newborns named Ivey — #708 in the national rankings. About 35% of every Ivey on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Ivey ranks #708 for girls with 399 births, rising sharply (+150% over the past five years). All told, over 5K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ivey first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1917: 38 births, good for #1,078 nationwide. Ivey last appeared in the published SSA data in 2023, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Ivey
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About the name Ivey
Ivey is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1883 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Ivey's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #708. Use the chart and map above to compare Ivey's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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