How Many People Are Named Ivey?
An estimated 4,748 people in the United States have the first name Ivey. It is used for both genders, with 72.0% female. The average bearer is 27 years old, and Ivey peaked in popularity in 2024 with 356 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ivey as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Ivey paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,748
About 1 in 72,189 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
72.0% confidence
Average Age
27
years old
Peak Year
2024
356 births
Total Registered
6,436
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ivey
Ivey is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (28.0%) and females (72.0%). Out of 6,436 total births registered, 1,803 were male and 4,633 were female.
Ivey as a male name
Ranked #12,967 in 2023
5 male births in 2023
Peak: 1917 (38 births)
Ivey as a female name
Ranked #788 in 2024
356 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (356 births)
Ivey: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ivey span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 1,156 babies were registered. Ivey remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ivey by Decade
How has Ivey tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Ivey by State
Birth registrations for Ivey span all 25 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida. The lowest are in Maryland, Colorado, Kansas. On average, about 126 Iveys were registered per state.
Ivey + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ivey as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ivey
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ivey: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ivey?
We estimate approximately 4,748 people named Ivey are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 72,189 Americans share this first name.
Is Ivey a common name?
Ivey is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 6,436 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ivey most popular?
Ivey reached peak popularity in 2024, when 356 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ivey is approximately 27 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ivey a female name?
Ivey is predominantly female. 72.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ivey Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ivey Smith, Ivey Johnson, Ivey Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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