Ivy (name)

Ivy is a given name or surname taken from the name of the plant. It became popular as a given name in the late 1800s, along with other plant and flower names for girls.^[1]

As a given name for girls, Ivy first entered the Top 200 in England and Wales in 1880, when it ranked #180,^[2] and reached the height of popularity when it was the 16th most popular name in England and Wales in 1904.^[3] It has again risen in popularity and, as of 2020, Ivy was the sixth most popular girls' name in England and Wales. It has also risen in popularity in other English- speaking countries.^[4]

It has ranked among the top 50 names for newborn American girls since 2021 and was the 42nd most used name for girls there in 2022.^[5] In 2022, it was the 33rd most popular name given to girls in Canada.^[6] Other botanical names are also currently fashionable, as are other names that contain the letter v.^[7]

Notable people with the name Ivy include:

• Ivy (Chinese singer) (born 1987), Chinese singer
• Ivy (South Korean singer) (born 1982), South Korean singer and musical actress
• Ivy Adara (born 1995), Australian singer and composer
• Ivy Alvarez, Filipina Australian poet, editor, and reviewer
• Ivy Andrews (1907–1970), American Major League Baseball pitcher
• Ivy Austin (born 1958), American actress, singer, and voice-over artist
• Ivy Baxter (1923–1993), Jamaican dancer and choreographer
• Ivy Baldwin (1866–1953), American balloonist and aeronaut
• Ivy Bean (1905–2010), British internet personality
• Ivy May Bolton (1879–1961), British Anglican nun and writer
• Ivy Bottini (1926–2021), American women's rights and LGBT rights activist
• Ivy Calvin (born 1971), American former football player and TV personality
• Ivy Campany (1901–2008), British World War I veteran
• Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland (1887–1982), Duchess of Portland
• Ivy Chen (born 1982), Taiwanese actress
• Ivy Claire Amoko (born 1987), Ugandan chess player
• Ivy Close (1890–1968), British actress
• Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884–1969), English novelist
• Ivy Cooke (1916–2017), Jamaican educator
• Ivy Copeland (1888–1961), New Zealand artist and art teacher
• Ivy Cummings (1901–1971), British early racing car driver
• Ivy Duffy Doherty (1922–2008), Australian-American writer
• Ivy Duke (1896–1937), British actress
• Ivy Fife (1905–1976), New Zealand painter
• Ivy Gibbs (1866–1966), trans-Tasman poet and children's writer
• Ivy Griffin (1896–1957), American Major League Baseball first baseman
• Ivy Gunter (born 1950), American model and inspirational speaker
• Ivy Ho (born 1958), Hong Kong screenwriter and film director
• Ivy Jo Hunter, American songwriter, record producer and singer
• Ivy Joe Hunter (born 1966), American former professional American football player
• Ivy Kellerman Reed (1877–1968), American author
• Ivy Frances Klein (1895–1972), British composer, pianist and singer
• Ivy Kirksey (born 1902), American baseball player
• Ivy Lacsina (born 1999), Filipino volleyball player
• Ivy Lee (1877–1934), American publicity expert
• Ivy Liu, Taiwanese and New Zealand statistician
• Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937–2009), South African politician
• Ivy Meeropol (born 1968), director and producer of documentaries for film and television
• Ivy Olson (1885–1965), American professional baseball shortstop
• Ivy Parker (1907–1985), American chemist and engineer
• Ivy Baker Priest (1905–1975), American politician
• Ivy Quainoo (born 1992), German singer
• Ivy Rahman (1936–2004), Bangladeshi politician
• Ivy Ruckman (1931–2021), American author
• Ivy St. Helier (1886–1971), British stage actress, composer and lyricist
• Ivy Scott (1886–1947), Australian stage actress and opera singer
• Ivy Scarborough, American author and lawyer
• Ivy Shore (1915–1999), Australian painter
• Ivy Sole (born 1995), American rapper and record producer
• Ivy Tan, Singaporean radio and TV presenter
• Ivy Tresmand (1898–1980), English soubrette
• Ivy Troutman (1884–1979), American actress
• Ivy Walker (1911–?), English athlete
• Ivy Wallace (1915–2006), British artist, actress and author
• Ivy Weber (1892–1976), Australian politician
• Ivy Wedgwood (1896–1975), Australian politician
• Ivy Williams (1877–1966), British barrister and law scholar
• Ivy Williamson (1911–1969), American player and coach of American football and basketball
• Ivy Winters (born 1986), American drag performer, singer and actor
• Ivy Wolk (born 2004), American actress and comedian

• Poison Ivy, in the Batman franchise
• Ivy Aberdeen, in the book Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World by Ashley Herring Blake
• Ivy Ling, an American Girl character
• Ivy Sundew, a supporting character from the 2019 Disney Channel animated series Amphibia
• Ivy Tilsley, in the soap opera Coronation Street
• Ivy Valentine, in the Soulcalibur series of video games
• Ivy Wentz, a recurring character in the 2010 Disney Channel sitcom Good Luck Charlie
• Ivy, in the 1990s animated television series Where on Earth Is Carmen Sandiego?
• Ivy, a playable character in the video game Fire Emblem Engage
• Ivy, a character from the 2022 Disney+ original series Cars on the Road
• Ivy (Blame!), from the manga Blame!
• Ivy, in the children's book series Ivy + Bean

• Andrew Conway Ivy (1893–1978), American doctor
• Bill Ivy (1942–1969), British motorcycle racer
• Corey Ivy (born 1977), American football player
• Cotton Ivy (1930–2021), American politician
• Gregory Ivy (1904–1985), American art professor
• Hardy Ivy (1779–1842), American settler
• Johnathan Ivy (born 1992), American basketball player
• Julie Ivy, American health care statistician
• Khori Ivy (born 1978), American football player
• Mortty Ivy (born 1986), American football player
• Pop Ivy (1916–2003), American football player and coach
• Veronica Ivy, Canadian transgender rights activist

• Ivey (name), includes a list of people with the surname or given name