Ivvy

A girls’ name of Old English origin, meaning ivy plant; a form of Ivy.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Ivvy by the numbers

Ivvy was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.

Other names that come from Ivy

Like Ivvy, each of these traces back to Ivy: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.

  • Ivyannaivy plant; a form of Ivy40 in the US (2017)
  • Ivy-Leeivy plant and meadow; compound of Ivy and Lee5 in England and Wales (2025)

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ivvy. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Ivythe ivy plant; faithfulness1,698 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Iveyarcher; diminutive form of Ivy or Isaac118 in the US (2017)
  • Ivryivory; form of ivory8 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Ivvy

Names that are said the same way as Ivvy, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Ivie23 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean a plant or herb

Like Ivvy, each of these has a plant or herb in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Hadleyheather field2,726 in the US (2017)
  • Juniperthe juniper plant; symbol of protection186 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Rosemarydew of the sea; the herb rosemary687 in the US (2017)
  • Briarthorny shrub, bramble640 in the US (2017)
  • Hollythe holly plant285 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Azaleadry; a flowering plant518 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Ivvy

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