Unisex name · since 1886

Ivory

Ivory has 14,546 recorded births since 1886 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#1,312 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#378 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
14,546
born since 1886
2020s
peak decade

14,546 babies have been named Ivory since 1886, making it today's #378 unisex name.

Ivory has 14,546 recorded births among girls since 1886, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #378 as of the latest data, more common than 98% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.

  • #1,312 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #378 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 14,546 born since 1886
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivory ranks #1,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #378 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,546 born since 1886, peaking in the 2020s.

#1,312 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#378 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
14,546
born since 1886
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%97.8%
Ivory vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Ivory's 14,546 recorded births place it above 98.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

43 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Ivory compares

14,546 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Ivory's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Ivory Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 14,546 376 567,345
Peak-year births 810 21 19,840

Ivory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Ivory's full recorded timeline at 1956, 83% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 17% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1886, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 810 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Ivory popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2025)
810
Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
02004006008001,000 188619051923194119591977199520132025 810

Ivory popularity over time - boys

8,568 total births recorded since 1880 (Ivory as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 8,568 births
050100150200 188019011919193719551973199120092025 30

Ivory by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (3,801 births, 26% of the file).

2020s was Ivory's strongest decade.

3,801 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.

Ivory births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 3,801 births (26% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Ivory compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ivory's total volume

Ivory vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -132, 3.2%-62, 4.8%-145, 1.4%-34, 9.8%-126, 4.9%-11, 13.7%-112, 6.4%-89, 2.5%-146, 3.4%-146, 3%-93, 3.7%-62, 4.8%-146, 2.9%-124, 6.9%-144, 2.2%Ivory-140, 5.6%Ivory
Ivory vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Ivory by state

Where Ivory concentrates geographically, total births since 1886

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Ivory
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,289 8.9%
#2 California
1,224 8.4%
#3 Florida
497 3.4%
#4 Illinois
480 3.3%
#5 New York
462 3.2%
#6 Louisiana
436 3.0%
#7 Ohio
420 2.9%
#8 Georgia
418 2.9%
Texas share of Ivory's total US births 8.9%
Even split

1,289 of 14,546 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Ivory appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ivory? ▼
14,546 babies have been named Ivory since 1886. All-time, it sits at #1,312 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #378 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 810 births.
Where does Ivory sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivory ranks #1,312 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #378 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Ivory most popular? ▼
Ivory was most popular in the 2020s decade with 3,801 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
Where is Ivory most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Ivory are Texas (1,289 births), California (1,224 births), Florida (497 births).
Is Ivory a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Ivory is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 14,546 births, and as a boy's name it has 8,568 births.
How long has the name Ivory been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Ivory since 1886 -- 140 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Ivory? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ivonne, Ivon, Ivori, Ivorie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Ivory's data

  • Texas records the most Ivorys (1,289 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Ivory

Nearby Names Like Ivory

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ivory

Ivonne Girl
#4891 6,127 births
Ivon Girl
1,156 births
Ivori Girl
#2944 601 births
Ivorie Girl
#4401 477 births
Ivone Girl
421 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Ivory

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Anya #375
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Amari #381
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Malani #374
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Nicole #382
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ivory: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1886–2025 (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 Ivory 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.