Given name & surname
Ivey
“resembling the evergreen vining plant”
Ivey is a variant of Ivy. One English interpretation is “resembling the evergreen vining plant.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ivey is a variant of Ivy. One English interpretation is “resembling the evergreen vining plant.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ivey is a variant of Ivy. An origin associated with Ivy is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ivey through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 6,720
- 1,803 boys · 4,917 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 358 babies
- 2025
- 282
- #926 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +99%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 282 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 926 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 99.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, Georgia had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (31). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,400 as a first name in 2020; 22,405 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Ivey
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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