Ivy (name)
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 Ivy by Alfons Mucha, 1901. | |
| Pronunciation | ˈiːvɪ ˈaɪvɪ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | English |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Hedera Faithfulness |
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] Other botanical names are also currently fashionable, as are other names that contain the letter v.[6]
Notable people with the name Ivy include:
Given name[edit]
- Ivy (Chinese singer) (born 1987), Chinese singer, rapper, dancer, and actress
- Ivy (Korean singer) (born 1982), South Korean singer, model and occasional actress
- Ivy Adara (born 1995), Australian singer and composer
- Ivy Alvarez, award-winning Filipino Australian poet, editor, and reviewer currently residing in Wales
- Ivy Claire Amoko, Ugandan chess player
- Ivy Andrews (1907–1970), pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Ivy Austin (born 1958), American actress, singer, and voice-over artist
- Ivy Baxter (1923-1993), pioneer in the field of Jamaican dance
- Ivy Bean (1905–2010), British internet personality
- Ivy May Bolton (1879–1961), Anglican nun and writer
- Ivy Bottini (1926–2021), American women's rights and LGBT rights activist
- Ivy Bregman (born 1995), Canadian former child actress known for her appearance in the children's series The Toy Castle
- Ivy Cavendish-Bentinck, Duchess of Portland, Duchess of Portland from 1943 to 1977 and afterwards Dowager Duchess
- Ivy Campany (1901–2008), at age 107, the second from last World War I female army veteran of any country
- Ivy Chen (born 1982), Taiwanese actress and commercial model
- Ivy Close (1890–1968), British actress
- Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884–1969), English writer
- 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 best known for her Young Adult fiction
- Ivy Duke (1896–1937), British actress
- Ivy Fife (1905–1976), New Zealand painter
- Ivy Gibbs (1866–1966), trans-Tasman poet and children's writer based pre-dominantly in New Zealand
- Ivy Griffin (1896–1957), first baseman in Major League Baseball from 1919 to 1921 for the Philadelphia Athletics
- Ivy Gunter (born 1950), amputee, fashion model, osteosarcoma survivor, inspirational speaker, and fitness enthusiast
- Ivy Ho, Hong Kong screenwriter and film director
- Ivy Jo Hunter, songwriter, record producer and singer, known for his work for the Motown label in the 1960s
- Ivy Joe Hunter (born 1966), former professional American football player
- Ivy Kellerman Reed (1877–1968), American author in the international language Esperanto
- Ivy Frances Klein (1895–1972), British composer
- Ivy Lacsina (born 1999), Filipino volleyball player
- Ivy Lee (1877–1934), considered by some to be the founder of modern public relations
- Ivy Liu, Taiwanese and New Zealand statistician
- Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri (1937–2009), South African politician, Minister of Communications from 1999 until her death
- Ivy Meeropol (born 1968), director and producer of the 2004 documentary Heir to an Execution
- Ivy Olson (1885–1965), Major League Baseball shortstop for the Cleveland Naps (1911–14), Cincinnati Reds (1915) And Brooklyn Robins (1915–24)
- Ivy Parker (1907–1985), American chemist and engineer
- Ivy Baker Priest (1905–1975), American political figure
- Ivy Quainoo (born 1992), Afro-German singer and winner of The Voice of Germany
- Ivy Rahman (1936–2004), Bangladeshi politician, Women's Affairs secretary of the Awami League
- Ivy Ruckman (1931–2021), American author of books for children and young adults
- Ivy St. Helier (1886–1971), British stage actress, composer and lyricist
- Ivy Scott (1886–1947), stage actress
- Ivy Shore, Australian artist (painter)
- Taylor C. McLendon, known as Ivy Sole (born 1995), American rapper and record producer
- Ivy Tan, Singaporean radio personality
- Ivy Tresmand (1898–1980), English soubrette who appeared mostly in musical theatre
- Ivy Troutman (1884–1979), Broadway actress
- Ivy Walker (born 1911, date of death unknown), English athlete who competed in the 1930 Women's World Games and the 1934 British Empire Games
- Ivy Wallace (1915–2006), British artist, actress and author, best known for writing the Pookie series of illustrated children's stories
- Ivy Weber (1892–1976), Australian politician
- Ivy Wedgwood (1896–1975), Australian Senator for Victoria
- Ivy Williams (1877–1966), first woman to be called to the English bar in 1922
- Ivy Williamson (1911–1969), player and coach of American football and basketball, and a college athletics administrator
- Ivy Winters, American drag performer
Fictional characters[edit]
- 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!
Surname[edit]
- 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
- 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
See also[edit]
- Ivey (name), includes a list of people with the surname or given name
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References[edit]
- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names. Oxford University Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-19-861060-2.
- ^ Nickerson, Eleanor (12 Apr 2013). "Top 200 Most Popular Names in England and Wales in 1880". British Baby Names. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ Nickerson, Eleanor (19 Jun 2011). "The Top 100 Names in England and Wales 1904". British Baby Names. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ https://www.behindthename.com/name/ivy
- ^ "Names that increased in popularity from 2021 to 2022". ssa.gov. United States Social Security Administration. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ Evans, Cleveland Kent (22 May 2023). "Evans: A Look at the Top Baby Names of 2022". omaha.com. Omaha World Herald. Retrieved 11 December 2023.