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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #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 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedAKMaine: #106 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 505 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNHWashington: #125 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 725 boysWAIdaho: #78 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 275 boysIDMontana: #133 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 759 boysMTNorth Dakota: #182 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,056 boysNDMinnesota: #139 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 896 boysMNIllinois: #157 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 1,159 boysILWisconsin: #133 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 878 boysWIMichigan: #133 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 952 boysMINew York: #212 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,534 boysNYMassachusetts: #314 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,780 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #146 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 830 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #135 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 652 boysSDIowa: #91 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 434 boysIAIndiana: #109 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 663 boysINOhio: #127 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 1,032 boysOHPennsylvania: #168 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 1,983 boysPANew Jersey: #263 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,295 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #235 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,936 boysCAUtah: #98 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 400 boysUTColorado: #131 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 672 boysCONebraska: #87 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 377 boysNEMissouri: #133 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 797 boysMOKentucky: #236 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,825 boysKYWest Virginia: #121 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 731 boysWVVirginia: #231 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,846 boysVAMaryland: #212 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,618 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: #90 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 399 boysKSArkansas: #263 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,831 boysARTennessee: #240 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,179 boysTNNorth Carolina: #285 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,832 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #153 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 871 boysOKLouisiana: #380 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,315 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #311 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,751 boysALGeorgia: #408 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,505 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedHITexas: #344 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 2,498 boysTXFlorida: #320 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,053 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Idaho#78 · 1 in 275
  2. Nebraska#87 · 1 in 377
  3. Kansas#90 · 1 in 399
  4. Iowa#91 · 1 in 434
  5. Utah#98 · 1 in 400

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#78131 in 275
Nebraska#87311 in 377
Kansas#90381 in 399
Iowa#91461 in 434
Utah#98121 in 400
Maine#106121 in 505
Indiana#109391 in 663
West Virginia#121241 in 731
Washington#125131 in 725
Ohio#127511 in 1,032
Colorado#131121 in 672
Michigan#133431 in 952
Missouri#133371 in 797
Montana#13351 in 759
Wisconsin#133271 in 878
South Dakota#13591 in 652
Minnesota#139241 in 896
Oregon#14671 in 830
Oklahoma#153261 in 871
Illinois#157501 in 1,159
Pennsylvania#168441 in 1,983
North Dakota#18261 in 1,056
Maryland#21251 in 2,618
New York#212381 in 2,534
Virginia#231121 in 1,846
California#235191 in 1,936
Kentucky#236141 in 1,825
Tennessee#240111 in 2,179
Arkansas#263101 in 1,831
New Jersey#26371 in 4,295
North Carolina#285121 in 2,832
Alabama#311101 in 2,751
Massachusetts#31451 in 6,780
Florida#32051 in 3,053
Texas#344221 in 2,498
Louisiana#38061 in 3,315
Georgia#40861 in 4,505
Alaska———
Arizona———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Hawaii———
Mississippi———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Mexico———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1926

girls
#3,873
7 births · 1 in 169,343 girls
boys
#189
766 births · 1 in 1,450 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #3,873Ivan7

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #189Ivan766
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 169,343 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 31.1% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #3,564Wylodean8
  2. #3,564Zane8
  3. #3,564Zonia8
  4. #3,873Ivan7
  5. #3,873Adalee7
  6. #3,873Adelita7
  7. #3,873Adrianne7
  8. #4,306Acie6
  9. #4,306Adamae6
  10. #4,306Ader6

Tied with 432 names at #3,873; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 1,450 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 96.1% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #186Leland776
  2. #187Ervin768
  3. #188Dewey767
  4. #189Ivan766
  5. #190Marshall765
  6. #191Ted764
  7. #192Tommy751
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →