Ivy name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Origin: English, Celtic and Old English

Usage: Assamese, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali, Malayalam, Oriya and Tamil

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Ivy

eye-vee

Meaning: Climber, Ivy Plant, Climbing Vine Plant, God's Gift, Yew, A Creeper, Ivy and Shrub

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What does Ivy mean?
Variations of Ivy
Nicknames for Ivy
How popular is Ivy?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Ivy
Famous People Named Ivy
Lists having Ivy

What does Ivy mean?

Ivy's meaning is Climber, Ivy Plant, Climbing Vine Plant, God's Gift, Yew, A Creeper, Ivy or Shrub is used in Oriya, Marathi, Swedish, Sindhi, Tamil, Finnish, Gujarati, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Norwegian, Malayalam, Danish, Hindi, English and Assamese and rooted from Old English, Celtic and English is used as a gender insensitive name.

Ivy is celebrated on October 6th.

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How do I pronounce Ivy?

Two syllabled Ivy is pronounced as eye-vee. ay-vee is the different way(s) to pronounce the name.

Variants of Ivy

Iva, Jane, Yvonne, Ivar, Ivyrose

Nicknames for Ivy

Though Ivy itself is a short name but that doesn't mean that you cannot have nicknames. See the list below:

Names that rhyme with Ivy

How popular is the name Ivy?

Ivy was among the popular names in United States. Since emerging in 1880 around 53634 babies have been given the moniker. At its zenith in 2018, the moniker grabbed the 86th spot and 3256 baby girls were given the name.

However after 275 years, the name is currently sliding down on the charts. Moreover, the name has been to the top 100 baby names 1 times Also, a popular name in England and Wales with over 10586 new-borns have been given the name since 1996.

Currently the name is hotter than ever, it ranked 14th when 2104 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls. Additionally, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 4 times

A common name in France having over 251 recievers in 9 years of usage.

At present peaking at the charts, the moniker grabbed the 528th spot and 103 baby girls were given the name. But Ivy is a popular baby name in Philippines where every 1 in 2000 have the name as well as in, Ghana, Kenya, England, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Malaysia, Zimbabwe, Jamaica and Canada.

At least, 300000 people globally have carried Ivy as their given name according to our estimate.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2023	4433	23	38	5036
2022	3859	28	42	4772
2021	4605	21	49	4374
2020	5429	16	58	3823
2019	6759	12	68	3679
2018	7122	11	86	3278
2017	6334	13	108	2775
2016	6717	12	112	2822
2015	6662	12	130	2503
2014	5478	16	146	2288

View more ▾View full list ▾^{[1] Source: Social Security Administration}

Facts

Ivy in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	30	14	953	323
	0	0	0	88

What numbers say about Ivy?

You want to do everything as planned in life. You are ambitious and courageous. Perhaps you should take it easy and allow yourself to question things. You do the things other people are scared of. Some admire you for it. Open your mind to new opinion and widen your perspective. Don't make work your priority. Change is what you are made for. Monotony and constancy are killing your spirit and compassion.

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Murna - Meaning of Murna is Beloved is a girl name, especially used in English is rooted from Old Irish and Celtic
Shayda - Shayda's meaning is Night is mainly used in Arabic has its origin in American and Celtic is used for girls
Jézabelle - The Jézabelle means "Lord or Generous" is originated from Celtic
Neele particulary is used in Finnish, Frisian and Danish, meaning of Neele is "Cornelia or Petronella", a unisex name has origin in German and Celtic
Coty - Noteworthy Coty is used in English, Coty means "River Bank or Coast", rooted from Celtic and Old French is given to both genders

Famous people named Ivy

Ivy Lee, American publicity expert and a founder of modern public relations
Ivy Jo Hunter, former R&B songwriter, record producer and singer
Ivy Sawyer, British-born American cabaret and ballroom dancer
Ivy Meeropol, director and producer of the 2004 documentary 'Heir to an Execution'
Ivy Gunter, amputee, fashion model, osteosarcoma survivor
Ivy Williams, first woman to be called to the English bar
Ivy St. Helier, Ivy St
Ivy Ruckman, award-winning author of books for children and young adults
Ivy May Pearce, was one of the first female pilots
Ivy Wallace, British author/illustrator, artist and actress
Ivy Dumont, sixth Governor-General of the Bahamas
Ivy Compton-Burnett,
Ivy, American indie pop band composed of Andy Chase

Ivy Queen, Puerto Rican singer, songwriter, rapper
Ivy Winthrop, fictional character on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera 'Passions'
Ivy Benson, English musician and bandleader
Ivy Joe Hunter, former professional American football player
Ivy Wedgwood, Australian politician
Ivy Lee, Singaporean former actress and host
Ivy Ling Po, She is best
Ivy Baker Priest, was Treasurer of the United States from 1953 to 1961 and California State Treasurer
Ivy, South Korean singer and musical actress
Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, South African politician
Ivy Williamson, player and coach of American football and basketball
Ivy Andrews, American Major League Baseball pitcher with the New York Yankees
Ivy Supersonic, New York City fashion designer, self-promoter

Ivy Olson, American professional baseball shortstop
Ivy Corbin in Zombie Massacre as Actress
Ivy Bishop in Honk as Actress
Ivy Ralph in Sheryl Lee Ralph: Life After Dreamgirls as
Ivy Teves in LA Poker Classic: Part 3 as Actress
Ivy Austin in Grease 2 as Actress
Ivy Elrod in Wallabout as Actress
Ivy Snitzer in as
Ivy Anderson Ivie Marie Anderson, was an American jazz-swing singer.
Ivy Angustain is notable for her acting in movie Young and Free
In 1959 musical movie, Saeta del ruiseñor, Ivy Bless played Dorothy.
In 1927, Ivy Harris portrayed the role of Henriette in comedy flick A Gentleman of Paris.

Ivy Holzer, from 1968 adventure and crime movie Samoa, regina della giungla, who characterized Nancy White.
In 1914, Ivy Martinek characterized the role of Kate Halifax in crime, drama flick The Stolen Masterpiece.
Ivy Merton characterized central character of Judy Brooks in 1932 action and adventure film Hell-Fire Austin.
In 1915 drama movie, The Bottle, Ivy Millais portrayed Mary Ashford.
Ivy Dominique, from crime, drama flick Clean Slate, who played Adrianna 'Addie' Renato.
In 2012 drama film, Quanli guocheng, Ivy Yin characterized Wu Ya-Li.
Ivy Khan, from 2006 drama movie Analog Days, who portrayed Tammy Keitel.
Ivy Girdwood, from 2012 drama flick Vacationland, who played the Iris Evans.

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Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
Central Statistics Office - An Phríomh-Oifig Staidrimh, https://visual.cso.ie/?body=entity/babynames
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://statbel.fgov.be/en/themes/population/family-names-and-first-names/first-names-boys-and-girls
Office fédéral de la statistique, https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/fr/home/statistiques/population/naissances-deces/prenoms-nouveaux-nes.html
Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/
Births Deaths And Marriages Victoria, https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/births/naming-your-child/popular-baby-names-in-victoria
Department of Jutsice, Government of Western Australia, https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/BabyNames/Default.aspx?uid=1144-3594-8619-1127
NT.GOV.AU, https://nt.gov.au/law/bdm/popular-baby-names
Queensland Government - Open Data Portal, https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/top-100-baby-names
NSW Government, https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/popular-baby-names

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