BABY NAMES
Ivy
English
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Both a climbing green plant and the League of colleges whose walls are covered with it, Ivy packs a lot of imagery into three little letters. If she turns out to be a mean girl, though, she'll earn the unpleasant nickname "Poison Ivy."

Variations
Ivye, Ivey, Ivee, Ivi, Ivie
Popularity rankings from the Social Security Administration
Ivy
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You may find some surprises -- for example, who knew Jennifer was a boy's name? Because this feature uses actual Social Security data, it includes the human error that attends a large survey, but it still reliably reflects the patterns of naming fashion.