UK girl's name
Ivy-May
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Ivy-May is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Ivy-May popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #1672, with 18 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 30 births.
This profile covers 279 England and Wales registrations across 15 recorded years from 2010 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 60% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 278 living people in the UK are called Ivy-May. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Ivy-May ranked #1672 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 18 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 30 girls were registered as Ivy-May.
- • About 278 living people in the UK are estimated to have Ivy-May as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#1672
2024
Births in 2024
18
Latest year
Peak year
2018
30 births
Estimated living
278
2026
Popularity
Ivy-May over time
The chart below shows babies named Ivy-May registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2010 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Ivy-May, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 18 births in 2024, compared with 30 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ivy-May by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Ivy-May was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #1304 | 126 | 5 |
| 2010s | #2393 | 153 | 10 |
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- Imogen 33,758
- Ivy 23,306
- Isabel 20,895
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- Iris 10,353
- India 8,371
- Iqra 4,452
- Indie 3,873
- Iona 3,682
FAQ
Ivy-May: questions and answers
How popular is the name Ivy-May in the UK right now?
In 2024, Ivy-May was ranked #1672 for girls in England and Wales, with 18 births registered.
When was Ivy-May most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 30 babies registered as Ivy-May in England and Wales.
How many people are called Ivy-May in the UK?
A total of 279 babies have been registered as Ivy-May across the 15 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.