Ivy

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Old English	Girl	Plant name.

Fun Facts about the name Ivy

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Yvi

Scrabble Score

9 points

Dictionary Definition

n. defined as: "A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by rootlike fibers."

Similar & Rhyming Names

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Popularity of Ivy

Popularity Analysis

The name Ivy first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 2024 when it reached rank #36. It broke into the top 100 for 7 years. It is currently at its peak popularity.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	36	Female	0.3012%
2023	38	Female	0.2879%
2022	41	Female	0.2679%
2021	49	Female	0.2450%
2020	58	Female	0.2167%
2019	68	Female	0.2010%
2018	86	Female	0.1765%
2017	108	Female	0.1471%
2016	112	Female	0.1456%
2015	130	Female	0.1286%
2014	146	Female	0.1171%
2013	150	Female	0.1089%
2012	187	Female	0.0875%
2011	265	Female	0.0626%
2010	299	Female	0.0553%
2009	320	Female	0.0505%
2008	298	Female	0.0540%
2007	301	Female	0.0533%
2006	335	Female	0.0472%
2005	306	Female	0.0515%
2004	388	Female	0.0396%
2003	406	Female	0.0373%
2002	404	Female	0.0365%
2001	354	Female	0.0423%
2000	352	Female	0.0441%
1999	377	Female	0.0390%
1998	383	Female	0.0376%
1997	383	Female	0.0360%
1996	405	Female	0.0337%
1995	423	Female	0.0319%
1994	517	Female	0.0247%
1993	564	Female	0.0213%
1992	739	Female	0.0143%
1991	874	Female	0.0111%
1990	770	Female	0.0130%
1989	715	Female	0.0140%
1988	645	Female	0.0158%
1987	543	Female	0.0198%
1986	549	Female	0.0201%
1985	529	Female	0.0204%
1984	667	Female	0.0144%
1983	606	Female	0.0163%
1982	612	Female	0.0162%
1981	637	Female	0.0156%
1980	653	Female	0.0157%
1979	568	Female	0.0187%
1978	628	Female	0.0163%
1977	648	Female	0.0153%
1976	708	Female	0.0131%
1975	576	Female	0.0184%
1974	597	Female	0.0169%
1973	637	Female	0.0153%
1972	597	Female	0.0167%
1971	714	Female	0.0122%
1970	647	Female	0.0139%
1969	639	Female	0.0137%
1968	702	Female	0.0113%
1967	878	Female	0.0078%
1966	794	Female	0.0088%
1965	701	Female	0.0108%
1964	773	Female	0.0091%
1963	785	Female	0.0088%
1962	717	Female	0.0102%
1961	719	Female	0.0101%
1960	605	Female	0.0131%
1959	547	Female	0.0153%
1958	529	Female	0.0161%
1957	506	Female	0.0168%
1956	522	Female	0.0157%
1955	560	Female	0.0132%
1954	658	Female	0.0098%
1953	620	Female	0.0106%
1952	629	Female	0.0104%
1951	684	Female	0.0089%
1950	671	Female	0.0090%
1949	758	Female	0.0074%
1948	767	Female	0.0071%
1947	800	Female	0.0065%
1945	996	Female	0.0045%
1944	990	Female	0.0045%
1943	924	Female	0.0049%
1942	934	Female	0.0051%
1941	879	Female	0.0055%
1940	882	Female	0.0056%
1939	816	Female	0.0064%
1938	822	Female	0.0065%
1937	826	Female	0.0063%
1936	806	Female	0.0065%
1935	808	Female	0.0065%
1934	770	Female	0.0070%
1933	706	Female	0.0081%
1932	757	Female	0.0072%
1931	675	Female	0.0089%
1930	719	Female	0.0081%
1929	792	Female	0.0068%
1928	755	Female	0.0074%
1927	685	Female	0.0091%
1926	655	Female	0.0098%
1925	661	Female	0.0098%
1924	665	Female	0.0096%
1923	722	Female	0.0081%
1922	611	Female	0.0114%
1921	610	Female	0.0112%
1920	603	Female	0.0113%
1919	571	Female	0.0125%
1918	563	Female	0.0133%
1917	541	Female	0.0136%
1916	464	Female	0.0173%
1915	484	Female	0.0158%
1914	491	Female	0.0161%
1913	495	Female	0.0162%
1912	451	Female	0.0188%
1911	436	Female	0.0197%
1910	475	Female	0.0172%
1909	444	Female	0.0190%
1908	442	Female	0.0189%
1907	428	Female	0.0207%
1906	434	Female	0.0201%
1905	390	Female	0.0242%
1904	394	Female	0.0239%
1903	390	Female	0.0237%
1902	367	Female	0.0271%
1901	366	Female	0.0267%
1900	383	Female	0.0239%
1899	358	Female	0.0271%
1898	338	Female	0.0310%
1897	309	Female	0.0358%
1896	331	Female	0.0310%
1895	332	Female	0.0304%
1894	304	Female	0.0352%
1893	295	Female	0.0368%
1892	312	Female	0.0338%
1891	320	Female	0.0315%
1890	311	Female	0.0327%
1889	313	Female	0.0322%
1888	273	Female	0.0380%
1887	285	Female	0.0360%
1886	267	Female	0.0397%
1885	282	Female	0.0352%
1884	282	Female	0.0342%
1883	271	Female	0.0366%
1882	258	Female	0.0398%
1881	264	Female	0.0384%
1880	273	Female	0.0338%

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