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Ivory

Ivory is a unisex given name: about 46% of people named Ivory are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

UnisexHigh
Male 46%Female 54%

This name is used for both men and women without a strong lean either way.

Verdict
Unisex
Male / female split
46% male / 54% female
Confidence
High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in
United States
US births since 1880
8,299 male / 9,728 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Ivory

To address Ivory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ivory," in English, "Guten Tag Ivory," in German. About 46% of people named Ivory are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Ivory,

German

Guten Tag Ivory,

French

Bonjour Ivory,

Spanish

Estimado/a Ivory:

Chinese

Ivory您好：

Japanese

Ivory様

English

Hi Ivory,

German

Hi Ivory,

French

Salut Ivory,

Spanish

Hola Ivory,

Chinese

Ivory你好：

Japanese

Ivoryさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Ivory by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
United Statescommonman's name46%

United States birth data

8,299 male · 9,728 female · 18,027 births recorded

Male 46%Female 54%

Since 1980: 22% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Ivory a male or female name?

Ivory is a unisex given name: about 46% of people named Ivory are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.

How do I address Ivory in an email?

To address Ivory when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Ivory," in English, "Guten Tag Ivory," in German. About 46% of people named Ivory are men and 54% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.

Is Ivory a unisex name?

Ivory is a unisex name: 46% of people named Ivory are men. The split stays close across most of the countries in the data.

Related names

MariaFemaleAnnaFemaleMarieFemalePeterMaleJeanDepends on the countryAlexanderMaleDavidMaleJoseMale

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Ivory a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ivory (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_ivory,
  title  = {Is Ivory a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/ivory},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}