Ivory
Ivory is a unisex given name and a surname. It means 'White as elephant tunks'.
- African American
Meaning & Origin of Ivory
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ivory is a unisex given name and a surname. It means 'White as elephant tunks'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- African American
The Story of Ivory
As a girl name
Ivory first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1886, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 795 Ivorys were born — ranking #382 that year. As of 2026, Ivory ranks #382 for girls with 795 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 15K Ivorys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Ivory first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1880, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1950, when 177 Ivorys were born — ranking #501 that year. As of 2026, Ivory ranks #3,568 for boys with 32 births, falling sharply (-16%). In total, more than 9K Ivorys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ivory
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- Ivory (wrestler) , American wrestler Lisa Mary Moretti (born 1961)
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Names that sound like Ivory
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About the name Ivory
Ivory is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1886 and has accumulated 15K births in the dataset. Ivory's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #382. Use the chart and map above to compare Ivory'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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