Ivory
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning made of ivory; the hard white material from elephant tusks.
How Ivory has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #721 |
| 2016 | #639 |
| 2017 | #631 |
| 2018 | #641 |
| 2019 | #573 |
| 2020 | #601 |
| 2021 | #566 |
| 2022 | #518 |
| 2023 | #520 |
| 2024 | #404 |
| 2025 | #378 |
Ivory by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Ivory. In the US, 512 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ivory. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean wealth
Like Ivory, each of these has wealth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Maddoxfortunate, beneficent; son of Madoc3,119 in the US (2017)
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Margaretpearl; precious gem2,242 in the US (2017)
- Maggiepearl; a form of Margaret271 in England and Wales (2025)
- Gemmagem or jewel1,241 in the US (2017)
- Margotpearl1,230 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean white
Like Ivory, each of these has white in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Fionafair or white1,672 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
- Biancawhite or pure827 in the US (2017)
- Albadawn; white472 in England and Wales (2025)
- Whitneywhite island; from a place name336 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ivory
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