Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Ivory

Gender

Male

Origin

English
White As Elephant Tusks
White, pure; a reference to the creamy-white color of ivory or to the hard tusk used for carving fine art and jewelry

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Biblical
  • Color
  • Green
  • Nature
  • Precious Gem
  • Word

Pronunciation

i-vo-ry

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1950 (rank #502, 177 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3658, 30 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2025 (rank #378, 810 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
202530810
202434784
202328585
202233598
202128538
202035483
201939530
201838464
201750468
201628464

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2024 (rank #1894, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2439, 11 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
202511
202415
202310
202213
202110
202010
20199
201813
20178
201610

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2021 (rank #792, 3 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
20213
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #593, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20176
2016–
20156
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence