This name comes from the English word for the hard, creamy-white substance that comes from elephant tusks and was formerly used to produce piano keys.
PronunciationEnglish /ˈaɪ.və.ɹi/; English /ˈaɪv.ɹi/Usage languagesAfrican American, EnglishUS rank (2025)#378
Meaning and history
This name comes from the English word for the hard, creamy-white material made from elephant tusks, once used to make piano keys.
Popularity over timeUS births · girls
20062006: 130 births, rank #1,627
2007: 130 births, rank #1,689
2008: 147 births, rank #1,562
2009: 117 births, rank #1,830
2010: 116 births, rank #1,769
20112011: 150 births, rank #1,490
2012: 245 births, rank #1,035
2013: 299 births, rank #864
2014: 374 births, rank #750
2015: 396 births, rank #717
20162016: 464 births, rank #639
2017: 468 births, rank #630
2018: 464 births, rank #641
2019: 531 births, rank #573
2020: 483 births, rank #601
20212021: 538 births, rank #566
2022: 599 births, rank #519
2023: 587 births, rank #518
2024: 784 births, rank #407
20252025: 810 births, rank #378
Ivory rose from #407 to #378 for girls between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 810.
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