Female name
Ivy
25,004 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2021. Expression number: 2.
Origin
From ivy, the name of a plant. An ivy branch used to be hung outside an establishment to advertise that it sold alcohol, so it may originally been an occupationational surname for the proprietor of such an establishment. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)From Wiktionary, entry “Ivy”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2021: 2,245 births. 25,004 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 5th among girls' names in 2021. It really came into use around 2000. It is still given: 10,091 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2024: 5,367 births. 86,173 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 36th among girls' names in 2024. It is given to girls (96%) as well as boys (4%). It is still given: 24,833 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
In Ireland
Peak in 2023: 111 births. 887 births from 1964 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2020s. At its peak, it ranked 49th among girls' names in 2023. It really came into use around 2014. It is still given: 482 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Central Statistics Office, Irish Babies' Names, CC BY 4.0.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1,600 | 1900–2025 | — |
| Quebec | 789 | 1980–2025 | 66th in 2022 |
| Switzerland | 458* | 1915–2025 | — |
| Berlin | 187 | 2012–2023 | — |
| Austria | 131 | 1984–2025 | — |
* These are the people living in the country, counted by year of birth, not the number of births.
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0; Retraite Québec, Banque de prénoms, CC BY 4.0; Federal Statistical Office, First names of the population by year of birth, free use with attribution; Open Data Berlin, Häufige Vornamen, CC BY 3.0 DE (every name a child carries, not only the first); Statistik Austria, Vornamen, CC BY 4.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
2
cooperation, sensitivity, connection
9 + 4 + 7 = 20 → 2
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
9 + 7 = 16 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
4
work, structure, stability
4 = 4
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 4 · work, structure, stability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.