Ivorie
A feminine name of French origin referring to ivory.
Name Census estimates that about 436 living Americans carry the first name Ivorie. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Ivorie today is around 17 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ivorie births was 2023 (26 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ivorie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
436
~ 1 in 786,134 Americans
Peak year
2023
26 babies that year
Average age
17
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,735
Tracked since 1982
Census
Ivorie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 311 people with the first name Ivorie, which placed it at #28,739 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#28,739
National first-name rank
People counted
311
311 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
49.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ivorie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ivorie is Black at 49.8%. The next largest groups are White (25.1%) and Hispanic (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ivorie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ivorie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American49.8% · 155
- White25.1% · 78
- Hispanic or Latino13.5% · 42
- Two or more races8.7% · 27
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.9% · 6
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 3
Popularity
Ivorie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ivorie from the 1980s through to the 2020s, spanning 5 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 154 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ivorie remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ivorie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ivorie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ivories live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ivorie
The given name Ivorie has its origins in the late Middle English period, derived from the Old French word "ivoire" which itself came from the Latin "ebur," meaning ivory. This name was likely bestowed upon newborns with a fair or pale complexion, drawing a comparison to the smooth and unblemished surface of ivory.
The earliest recorded instances of the name Ivorie can be traced back to the 14th century in parts of Normandy and Brittany in France. It was a relatively uncommon name, primarily found among the nobility and upper classes who could afford luxuries like ivory trinkets and ornaments.
One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Ivorie de Mauny, a French knight who fought alongside Edward III of England during the Hundred Years' War in the mid-14th century. Another notable figure was Ivorie de Valois, a courtier and diplomat at the court of Charles VI of France in the late 14th century.
As the name spread beyond France, it found its way into English and other European societies, though it remained relatively rare. In the 16th century, Ivorie Mallet was a noted English poet and translator who was part of the literary circle surrounding Sir Philip Sidney.
During the 17th century, Ivorie Valmay was a French explorer and cartographer who accompanied Samuel de Champlain on his expeditions to the New World, helping to map the coast of what is now Nova Scotia and New England.
In the 19th century, Ivorie Talbot was a British philanthropist and social reformer who worked tirelessly to improve the living conditions of the poor and advocated for women's rights and education.
While the name Ivorie has always been uncommon, it has persisted throughout history, carried by a diverse range of individuals from various walks of life, each leaving their mark on the world in their own way.
People
Ivorie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ivorie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ivorie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ivorie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 436 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ivorie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 786,134 US residents.
Is Ivorie a common name?
We classify Ivorie as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 444 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ivorie most popular?
The single biggest year for Ivorie was 2023, when 26 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ivorie is about 17 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ivorie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 311 people with the name Ivorie, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #28,739 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ivorie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ivorie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ivorie leans strongly female. 292 people counted with this name were female (92.1%), compared with 25 male bearers (7.9%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ivorie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ivorie is Black at 49.8%. The next largest groups are White (25.1%) and Hispanic (13.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ivorie most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Ivorie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 49.8% (155 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ivorie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ivorie a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ivorie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ivorie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ivorie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ivorie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Ivorie?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.