Iva

#1,733 for girls in 2025, 117 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1894 · 424 births
Debut · girls
127 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
38,397
since 1880

Iva over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Iva has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201924peak #111, 1894girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,733117—
2024#2,17887—
2023#2,00298—
2022#1,793114—
2021#1,667125—
2020#1,860104—
2019#1,913104—
2018#1,852109—
2017#1,779117—
2016#1,693126—
2015#1,972101—
2014#2,04995—
2013#2,32679—
2012#2,86660—
2011#2,90959—
2010#2,87060—
2009#2,56872—
2008#3,22252—
2007#3,72143—
2006#3,41447—
2005#2,96954—
2004#3,49042—
2003#4,03433—
2002#3,97832—
2001#3,54937—
2000#3,52737—
1999#4,31326—
1998#3,30137—
1997#3,71630—
1996#3,63230—
1995#4,21724—
1994#4,11525—
1993#3,50631—
1992#3,86627—
1991#2,73843—
1990#3,15635—
1989#2,93137—
1988#2,44744—
1987#2,57239—
1986#2,62037—
1985#2,93931#6,5235
1984#3,42324—
1983#2,39839—
1982#2,45139—
1981#2,72333—
1980#2,21845—
1979#2,11247—
1978#2,05046—
1977#1,80156—
1976#1,96845—
1975#1,60461#4,7976
1974#1,64656—
1973#1,62256—
1972#1,54160—
1971#1,41574—
1970#1,38975—
1969#1,57257—
1968#1,38765—
1967#1,22775—
1966#1,022102—
1965#1,13587—
1964#1,11996—
1963#1,073101#3,3187
1962#1,008113#4,0335
1961#879147—
1960#904136—
1959#854143—
1958#837148#3,5596
1957#744180#3,9935
1956#680198#3,5356
1955#675193#3,8865
1954#637206#3,1767
1953#622203#2,9058
1952#606206#2,6809
1951#588213—
1950#576210#3,0217
1949#548234—
1948#524248—
1947#505267#3,7335
1946#506240—
1945#447252—
1944#452257#2,6338
1943#435287#2,5639
1942#389334#3,5605
1941#391310#2,6568
1940#328378#2,32210
1939#310395#2,4499
1938#326373#2,18511
1937#305411#2,6808
1936#286446—
1935#283459#1,75716
1934#273505#3,6795
1933#266533#1,77016
1932#269542#2,6389
1931#272524#2,47110
1930#254605#2,17813
1929#246648#1,79318
1928#250643#1,90217
1927#247700#2,40812
1926#247711#2,43612
1925#245732#2,31313
1924#239763#2,34713
1923#236760#2,02016
1922#234761#2,04016
1921#231785#2,15215
1920#222861#2,05216
1919#213861#2,26513
1918#212889#1,90517
1917#206855#1,81517
1916#206844#1,94915
1915#190878#2,45810
1914#207618#2,10110
1913#191577#2,4966
1912#179550#2,5445
1911#180397#1,3877
1910#168406#1,1938
1909#162401#1,0838
1908#160418#1,3735
1907#158401#1,0947
1906#149400—
1905#142422#1,0916
1904#138424#1,0646
1903#139398—
1902#127438#1,1375
1901#120427—
1900#131483#9688
1899#112432—
1898#119451#8048
1897#114454—
1896#112434—
1895#113435—
1894#111424—
1893#116384#7688
1892#114394—
1891#116341—
1890#113354#9945
1889#117321#7897
1888#122302—
1887#119253—
1886#120237#9595
1885#116229—
1884#119213#7647
1883#123170#8925
1882#133134—
1881#130122—
1880#128127—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Iva was already there! It came in at #128, and was given to 127 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1984–1985, when fewer than 32 girls a year got the name.

Where Iva is popular in 1924

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedAKMaine: #205 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedWAIdaho: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 771 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #203 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,294 girlsNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedMNIllinois: #376 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,443 girlsILWisconsin: #271 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,798 girlsWIMichigan: #193 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsMINew York: #396 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,965 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #104 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 396 girlsSDIowa: #182 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,098 girlsIAIndiana: #162 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 974 girlsINOhio: #236 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,226 girlsOHPennsylvania: #285 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,428 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsCAUtah: #211 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,009 girlsUTColorado: #271 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsCONebraska: #226 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,552 girlsNEMissouri: #169 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 919 girlsMOKentucky: #141 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 661 girlsKYWest Virginia: #132 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 599 girlsWVVirginia: #193 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsVAMaryland: #229 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,057 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNMKansas: #157 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 754 girlsKSArkansas: #143 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 602 girlsARTennessee: #115 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 498 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #212 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,335 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #224 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,544 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #163 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 733 girlsOKLouisiana: #265 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,521 girlsLAMississippi: #213 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsMSAlabama: #239 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,549 girlsALGeorgia: #270 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedHITexas: #202 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 991 girlsTXFlorida: #247 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,334 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. South Dakota#104 · 1 in 396
  2. Tennessee#115 · 1 in 498
  3. West Virginia#132 · 1 in 599
  4. Kentucky#141 · 1 in 661
  5. Arkansas#143 · 1 in 602

Best ever in a state: #67 in West Virginia, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#104161 in 396
Tennessee#115601 in 498
West Virginia#132361 in 599
Kentucky#141481 in 661
Arkansas#143361 in 602
Kansas#157221 in 754
Indiana#162291 in 974
Oklahoma#163351 in 733
Missouri#169351 in 919
Idaho#17351 in 771
Iowa#182201 in 1,098
Michigan#193301 in 1,361
Virginia#193231 in 1,254
Texas#202631 in 991
North Dakota#20351 in 1,294
Maine#20561 in 1,207
Utah#21151 in 1,009
North Carolina#212311 in 1,335
Mississippi#213211 in 1,086
South Carolina#224161 in 1,544
Nebraska#22681 in 1,552
Maryland#22971 in 2,057
Ohio#236261 in 2,226
Alabama#239211 in 1,549
Florida#247101 in 1,334
Louisiana#265161 in 1,521
Georgia#270161 in 2,145
Colorado#27151 in 1,842
Wisconsin#27191 in 2,798
Pennsylvania#285291 in 3,428
California#298161 in 2,368
Illinois#376141 in 4,443
New York#396171 in 5,965
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Iva
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 445 spots since 2024 (#2,178 → #1,733)
  • 127 spots since 2020 (#1,860 → #1,733)
  • 239 spots since 2015 (#1,972 → #1,733)
  • Biggest jump: 25 spots in 1961 (#904 → #879)
  • Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1962 (#879 → #1,008)
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1894 at #111 (424 births)
  • Births halved by 1950, 56 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 82 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 516
  • Highest: 1 in 516 girls born in 1897 were named Iva (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,737 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #111 in 1894, was only 1 in 526 (0.19%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.2% of all girls named Iva (7,364) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,108#116 (1885)#123
1890s4,103#111 (1894)#114
1900s4,212#120 (1901)#143
1910s6,875#168 (1910)#195
1920s7,364#222 (1920)#240
1930s4,793#254 (1930)#284
1940s2,807#328 (1940)#453
1950s1,900#576 (1950)#682
1960s979#879 (1961)#1,133
1970s576#1,389 (1970)#1,715
1980s368#2,218 (1980)#2,672
1990s308#2,738 (1991)#3,656
2000s449#2,568 (2009)#3,447
2010s910#1,693 (2016)#2,223
2020s645#1,667 (2021)#1,872

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Iva in 1924

girls
#239
763 births · 1 in 1,637 girls
boys
#2,347
13 births · 1 in 87,134 boys

Top girls' names in 1924

  1. #1Mary73,534
  2. #2Dorothy39,996
  3. #3Helen31,194
  4. #4Betty30,600
  5. #5Margaret26,547
  6. #6Ruth23,601
  7. #7Virginia18,620
  8. #8Mildred15,853
  9. #9Doris15,786
  10. #10Frances15,183
  11. #239Iva763

Top boys' names in 1924

  1. #1Robert60,802
  2. #2John59,052
  3. #3William53,506
  4. #4James52,942
  5. #5Charles30,460
  6. #6George27,373
  7. #7Joseph25,421
  8. #8Richard21,244
  9. #9Edward21,126
  10. #10Donald17,929
  11. #2,347Iva13
More about 1924

girls

1,248,872 girls got a published name in 1924; 1 in 1,637 of them was named Iva, which outranked 95.9% of the 5,900 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iva
  1. #236Reba773
  2. #237Cecilia768
  3. #238Effie765
  4. #239Iva763
  5. #239Addie763
  6. #241Isabelle759
  7. #242Leola757
  8. #243Janie751

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 459Bettylou#1,327 → #868
  2. ↑ 374Doloris#1,350 → #976
  3. ↑ 332Gaynell#1,283 → #951
  4. ↑ 313Toby#1,305 → #992
  5. ↑ 262Letty#1,213 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Izola#966 → #1,354
  2. ↓ 305Fumiko#953 → #1,258
  3. ↓ 303Clemmie#941 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 276Cruz#793 → #1,069
  5. ↓ 271Eris#457 → #728

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,132,742 boys got a published name in 1924; 1 in 87,134 of them was named Iva, which outranked 52.8% of the 4,970 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iva
  1. #2,229Waylon14
  2. #2,229Willey14
  3. #2,229Willys14
  4. #2,347Iva13
  5. #2,347Abie13
  6. #2,347Addie13
  7. #2,347Agostino13
  8. #2,473Acey12
  9. #2,473Afton12
  10. #2,473Arby12

Tied with 125 names at #2,347; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1923
Risers
  1. ↑ 436Faustino#1,420 → #984
  2. ↑ 338Conway#1,275 → #937
  3. ↑ 310Coolidge#1,041 → #731
  4. ↑ 291Chas#1,235 → #944
  5. ↑ 287Leopoldo#1,194 → #907
Fallers
  1. ↓ 466Cliff#992 → #1,458
  2. ↓ 403Harding#860 → #1,263
  3. ↓ 367Dempsey#750 → #1,117
  4. ↓ 363Price#924 → #1,287
  5. ↓ 350Terrence#873 → #1,223

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1924 →