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Ivalee
How to Pronounce Ivalee
Pronounced EYE-vuh-lee /ˈaɪvəli/Medium
Meaning: Ivalee is an early-1900s Southern blend joining Iva, a short traditional name, with the popular ending Lee. It has no single dictionary root; its meaning is simply the sum of its two familiar parts.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Ivalee reads as a blend of Iva and the tag-along name Lee, in the Southern style that produced many such pairings. It appears in American records from around 1908.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high around 1929 and rare throughout, with scattered records reaching into the two-thousands. A girl named Ivalee at its peak would be a great-grandmother today.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ivalee mean?
It is a Southern blend of the name Iva and the ending Lee; it has no single fixed meaning.
How do you pronounce Ivalee?
It's said EYE-vuh-lee /ˈaɪvəli/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Ivalee a boy or girl name?
Ivalee is used as a girl's name.
Is Ivalee a popular name?
No, it was always rare, a Southern blend given to only a few girls a year with roots in the early nineteen-hundreds.