Ivory (name)

Ivory
Gender	Unisex
Language	English
Origin
Meaning	"White as elephant tusks"
Other names
Variant form	Ivorie

Ivory is a unisex given name and a surname. It means 'White as elephant tusks'.

In 2024, it was the 404th most popular name for baby girls in the United States.

Notable people

Ivory (wrestler), American wrestler Lisa Mary Moretti (born 1961)

Surname

George Ivory (disambiguation), several people
Horace Ivory (born 1954), American football player
James Ivory (disambiguation), several people
Judith Ivory, pen name of Judy Cuevas, American romance novelist
Thomas Ivory (1709–1779), British architect
Thomas Ivory (Irish architect) (died 1786)
Trevor Ivory, British political candidate
William (Billy) Ivory (born 1964), British screenwriter, playwright and actor

Given name

Ivory Aquino (born 1977/1978), Filipina-American actress
Ivory Lee Brown (born 1969), American football player
Ivory Crockett (born 1948), American sprinter
Ivory Chittison (1908–1967), American jazz pianist
Ivory Chamberlain (1821–1881), American editor
Ivory Glaze, drag performer
Ivory Harris, American drug trafficker
Ivory O. Hillis Jr. (born 1930), American politician
Ivory Joe Hunter (1914–1974), American R&B singer, songwriter and pianist
Ivory Kimball (1843–1916), American lawyer and judge
Ivory Latta (born 1984), American basketball player
Ivory V. Nelson, American educator
Ivory Nwokorie, Nigerian powerlifter
Ivory Quinby (1817–1869), American businessman
Ivory Sully (born 1957), American football player
Ivory Lee Toldson (died 2012), American psychologist
Ivory A. Toldson (born c. 1974), American academic
Ivory Torrey Thigpen (born 1978), American politician
Ivory Williams (born 1985), American sprinter
Ivory Winston (1911–1996), African-American singer

References

↑ Moss, Jennifer. "Ivory: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
↑ "Ivory Surname Meaning & Ivory Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.
↑ "Popularity for the name Ivory - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.

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[1] Moss, Jennifer. "Ivory: Name Meaning, Popularity and Info on BabyNames.com". babynames.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.

[2] "Ivory Surname Meaning & Ivory Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2025-01-26.

[3] "Popularity for the name Ivory - Behind the Name". www.behindthename.com. Retrieved 2025-09-07.