How Many People Are Named Ivory?
people named Ivory are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 19,674 people in the US has this name
Based on 23,114 babies named Ivory in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
840 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance which comes from elephant tusks and was formerly used to produce piano keys.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Ivory, 71.8% were girls and 28.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Ivory rose from 51.9% in the 1890s to 95.3% in the 2020s. It was lowest in the 1950s, at 25.7%.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Ivory alive today is about 29 years old, and 58% are under 30. Half of them were between 6 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Ivory first appears in the records in 1880, and 2025 was its biggest year so far, with 840 babies.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Ivory has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #378, in 2025. In 2025 it ranked #378. Among boys, its best rank was #447, in 1906.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #378 | #3,692 |
| Best rank | #378 (2025) | #447 (1906) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #490 in the 2020s | #602 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Ivory alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Ivory were born in Texas than in any other state: about 1,596 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Ivory was given 6.4 times as often in Louisiana, 5.2 times in Mississippi and 4.6 times in Arkansas.
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