Unisex name · since 1905
Ivery
Ivery has 797 recorded births since 1905 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1919 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,923 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 797
- born since 1905
- 1950s
- peak decade
797 boys have been named Ivery since 1905, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ivery has 797 recorded births among boys since 1905, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2016.
- #5,923 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 797 born since 1905
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivery ranks #5,923 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 797 born since 1905, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,923 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 797
- born since 1905
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ivery's 797 recorded births place it above 86.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Georgia.
Ivery's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ivery's full recorded timeline at 1952, 43% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 57% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1905, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1919 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ivery popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2016
- Peak year (1919)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Ivery popularity over time - girls
505 total births recorded since 1893 (Ivery as girls' name)
Ivery by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (144 births, 18% of the file).
1950s was Ivery's strongest decade.
144 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Ivery births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 18
1900s
18 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
85 births
- 1940s
1940s
110 births
- 1950s
1950s
144 births
- 1960s
1960s
73 births
- 1970s
1970s
67 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 144 births (18% of all-time use).
How Ivery compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ivery's total volume
Ivery by state
Where Ivery concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Georgia | | 20 | 2.5% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 11 | 1.4% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.6% |
20 of 797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Ivery's data
- Ivery's decade-level peak was the 1950s (144 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Georgia records the most Iverys (20 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ivery: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–2016 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ivery draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.