Ivan

Last seen for girls in 2020 at #13,453 · #162 for boys in 2025, 2,240 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
2012 · 3,233 births
Debut · boys
28 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
150,137
since 1880

Ivan over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Ivan has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #113, 2012boys
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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—#1622,240
2024—#1532,354
2023—#1532,390
2022—#1592,363
2021—#1682,291
2020#13,4536#1532,442
2019—#1402,690
2018—#1332,911
2017#12,7137#1353,048
2016#14,3316#1313,161
2015#14,4826#1373,047
2014—#1323,079
2013#14,5826#1382,859
2012#14,9626#1133,233
2011—#1283,114
2010#14,9596#1442,772
2009#15,2426#1362,992
2008#17,5045#1323,114
2007—#1273,275
2006#17,1685#1273,316
2005#9,45211#1263,240
2004#6,76817#1173,462
2003#6,88516#1273,146
2002#12,1877#1362,816
2001#7,31714#1412,826
2000#8,53411#1532,531
1999#6,83614#1482,420
1998#11,1387#1522,242
1997#9,0179#1602,160
1996#7,13012#1662,093
1995#5,95815#1671,949
1994#6,31914#1721,855
1993#4,82620#1572,050
1992#5,05119#1512,133
1991#5,00419#1711,866
1990#4,69420#1771,748
1989#7,44910#1901,532
1988#6,66611#2031,330
1987#5,61313#2171,130
1986#4,34718#2041,205
1985#5,07714#2231,051
1984#7,3988#2231,008
1983#6,7059#2191,043
1982#5,53412#2181,088
1981#7,4098#2341,002
1980#5,91211#246907
1979#10,2105#263802
1978#7,6497#268737
1977#7,5677#254797
1976#8,1566#284663
1975#5,51610#267725
1974#7,6806#283662
1973—#308570
1972#6,5587#277693
1971#4,53412#291694
1970—#298675
1969#4,72310#300640
1968#7,0165#295641
1967—#298609
1966#5,8096#296621
1965—#297638
1964#5,4747#314607
1963—#304655
1962#6,5785#299674
1961#5,8516#297669
1960#5,1687#318599
1959—#314611
1958#6,1035#305615
1957—#317577
1956—#295624
1955#4,7407#307562
1954—#325499
1953—#328463
1952—#319495
1951#5,4145#334415
1950—#316472
1949#5,2445#319458
1948—#312467
1947—#303517
1946—#296477
1945—#287437
1944—#281454
1943—#258547
1942—#272486
1941—#250496
1940#4,3495#230541
1939#4,2505#229518
1938—#227526
1937#3,1468#218546
1936—#223513
1935—#205587
1934—#201612
1933—#217534
1932—#205627
1931—#202646
1930#3,3458#203668
1929#3,6827#202652
1928#2,38114#189755
1927#4,8055#188764
1926#3,8737#189766
1925#4,9735#185756
1924#3,3939#183785
1923—#176791
1922#4,0117#186748
1921#3,4009#176820
1920—#179791
1919—#183702
1918#3,02410#177749
1917#3,0929#168756
1916#4,4175#165723
1915#4,2745#173662
1914#3,1886#193439
1913—#208316
1912—#173339
1911—#214137
1910—#224109
1909—#196111
1908—#21495
1907—#20196
1906—#21980
1905—#20983
1904—#21673
1903—#21270
1902—#21171
1901—#22360
1900—#20690
1899—#21959
1898—#18980
1897—#20170
1896—#20972
1895—#25749
1894—#22757
1893—#24650
1892—#24254
1891—#24542
1890—#27938
1889—#23747
1888—#31432
1887—#32526
1886—#29434
1885—#33226
1884—#33627
1883—#30629
1882—#35525
1881—#39518
1880—#32028
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Ivan was already there! It came in at #320, and was given to 28 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1881–1882, when fewer than 26 boys a year got the name.

Where Ivan is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedAKMaine: #167 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 884 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNHWashington: #188 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,491 boysWAIdaho: #94 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 326 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #155 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 788 boysNDMinnesota: #170 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,197 boysMNIllinois: #134 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 913 boysILWisconsin: #139 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 883 boysWIMichigan: #107 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 660 boysMINew York: #217 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 2,550 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #122 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 630 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #105 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 439 boysSDIowa: #100 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 476 boysIAIndiana: #105 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 626 boysINOhio: #138 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,064 boysOHPennsylvania: #159 for boys · 48 births · 1 in 1,651 boysPANew Jersey: #302 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,346 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #226 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,679 boysCAUtah: #101 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 347 boysUTColorado: #177 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,021 boysCONebraska: #72 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 262 boysNEMissouri: #124 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 704 boysMOKentucky: #228 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,628 boysKYWest Virginia: #148 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 892 boysWVVirginia: #269 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,421 boysVAMaryland: #219 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,371 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNMKansas: #76 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 318 boysKSArkansas: #237 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,434 boysARTennessee: #217 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,684 boysTNNorth Carolina: #470 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,107 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #145 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 751 boysOKLouisiana: #275 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,789 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #481 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,096 boysALGeorgia: #421 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,431 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedHITexas: #332 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,258 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Nebraska#72 · 1 in 262
  2. Kansas#76 · 1 in 318
  3. Idaho#94 · 1 in 326
  4. Iowa#100 · 1 in 476
  5. Utah#101 · 1 in 347

Best ever in a state: #45 in Utah, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#72411 in 262
Kansas#76441 in 318
Idaho#94111 in 326
Iowa#100391 in 476
Utah#101121 in 347
Indiana#105341 in 626
South Dakota#105131 in 439
Michigan#107441 in 660
Oregon#12281 in 630
Missouri#124361 in 704
Illinois#134541 in 913
Ohio#138411 in 1,064
Wisconsin#139231 in 883
Oklahoma#145251 in 751
West Virginia#148151 in 892
North Dakota#15581 in 788
Pennsylvania#159481 in 1,651
Maine#16761 in 884
Minnesota#170161 in 1,197
Colorado#17771 in 1,021
Washington#18861 in 1,491
New York#217331 in 2,550
Tennessee#217131 in 1,684
Maryland#21951 in 2,371
California#226131 in 1,679
Kentucky#228141 in 1,628
Arkansas#237121 in 1,434
Virginia#26991 in 2,421
Louisiana#275101 in 1,789
New Jersey#30251 in 5,346
Texas#332201 in 2,258
Georgia#42171 in 4,431
North Carolina#47061 in 5,107
Alabama#48151 in 5,096
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Ivan
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 9 spots since 2024 (#153 → #162)
  • 9 spots since 2020 (#153 → #162)
  • 25 spots since 2015 (#137 → #162)
  • Biggest jump: 77 spots in 1889 (#314 → #237)
  • Biggest drop: 75 spots in 1881 (#320 → #395)
Rise & fade · boys
132 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 2012 at #113 (3,233 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 146 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 573
  • Highest: 1 in 573 boys born in 2004 were named Ivan (0.17%)
  • Latest: 1 in 763 boys born in 2025 (0.13%)
  • Its best rank, #113 in 2012, was only 1 in 587 (0.17%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2000s
  • 20.5% of all boys named Ivan (30,718) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s292#237 (1889)#321
1890s571#189 (1898)#231
1900s829#196 (1909)#211
1910s4,932#165 (1916)#188
1920s7,628#176 (1921)#185
1930s5,777#201 (1934)#213
1940s4,880#230 (1940)#281
1950s5,333#295 (1956)#316
1960s6,353#295 (1968)#302
1970s7,018#254 (1977)#279
1980s11,296#190 (1989)#218
1990s20,516#148 (1999)#162
2000s30,718#117 (2004)#132
2010s29,914#113 (2012)#133
2020s14,080#153 (2020)#158

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

Ivan in 1919

boys
#183
702 births · 1 in 1,396 boys

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #183Ivan702
More about 1919

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 1,396 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 96.2% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #180Felix725
  2. #181Dean722
  3. #182Merle721
  4. #183Ivan702
  5. #184Wilfred695
  6. #185Forrest686
  7. #185Julian686
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →