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
Showing
- Peak · boys
- 2012 · 3,233 births
- Debut · boys
- 28 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 150,137since 1880
Ivan over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Ivan has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | #162 | 2,240 | |
| 2024 | — | #153 | 2,354 | |
| 2023 | — | #153 | 2,390 | |
| 2022 | — | #159 | 2,363 | |
| 2021 | — | #168 | 2,291 | |
| 2020 | #13,453 | 6 | #153 | 2,442 |
| 2019 | — | #140 | 2,690 | |
| 2018 | — | #133 | 2,911 | |
| 2017 | #12,713 | 7 | #135 | 3,048 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #131 | 3,161 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #137 | 3,047 |
| 2014 | — | #132 | 3,079 | |
| 2013 | #14,582 | 6 | #138 | 2,859 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #113 | 3,233 |
| 2011 | — | #128 | 3,114 | |
| 2010 | #14,959 | 6 | #144 | 2,772 |
| 2009 | #15,242 | 6 | #136 | 2,992 |
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | #132 | 3,114 |
| 2007 | — | #127 | 3,275 | |
| 2006 | #17,168 | 5 | #127 | 3,316 |
| 2005 | #9,452 | 11 | #126 | 3,240 |
| 2004 | #6,768 | 17 | #117 | 3,462 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #127 | 3,146 |
| 2002 | #12,187 | 7 | #136 | 2,816 |
| 2001 | #7,317 | 14 | #141 | 2,826 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #153 | 2,531 |
| 1999 | #6,836 | 14 | #148 | 2,420 |
| 1998 | #11,138 | 7 | #152 | 2,242 |
| 1997 | #9,017 | 9 | #160 | 2,160 |
| 1996 | #7,130 | 12 | #166 | 2,093 |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | #167 | 1,949 |
| 1994 | #6,319 | 14 | #172 | 1,855 |
| 1993 | #4,826 | 20 | #157 | 2,050 |
| 1992 | #5,051 | 19 | #151 | 2,133 |
| 1991 | #5,004 | 19 | #171 | 1,866 |
| 1990 | #4,694 | 20 | #177 | 1,748 |
| 1989 | #7,449 | 10 | #190 | 1,532 |
| 1988 | #6,666 | 11 | #203 | 1,330 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #217 | 1,130 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | #204 | 1,205 |
| 1985 | #5,077 | 14 | #223 | 1,051 |
| 1984 | #7,398 | 8 | #223 | 1,008 |
| 1983 | #6,705 | 9 | #219 | 1,043 |
| 1982 | #5,534 | 12 | #218 | 1,088 |
| 1981 | #7,409 | 8 | #234 | 1,002 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #246 | 907 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #263 | 802 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #268 | 737 |
| 1977 | #7,567 | 7 | #254 | 797 |
| 1976 | #8,156 | 6 | #284 | 663 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #267 | 725 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | #283 | 662 |
| 1973 | — | #308 | 570 | |
| 1972 | #6,558 | 7 | #277 | 693 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #291 | 694 |
| 1970 | — | #298 | 675 | |
| 1969 | #4,723 | 10 | #300 | 640 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #295 | 641 |
| 1967 | — | #298 | 609 | |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #296 | 621 |
| 1965 | — | #297 | 638 | |
| 1964 | #5,474 | 7 | #314 | 607 |
| 1963 | — | #304 | 655 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #299 | 674 |
| 1961 | #5,851 | 6 | #297 | 669 |
| 1960 | #5,168 | 7 | #318 | 599 |
| 1959 | — | #314 | 611 | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | #305 | 615 |
| 1957 | — | #317 | 577 | |
| 1956 | — | #295 | 624 | |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #307 | 562 |
| 1954 | — | #325 | 499 | |
| 1953 | — | #328 | 463 | |
| 1952 | — | #319 | 495 | |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #334 | 415 |
| 1950 | — | #316 | 472 | |
| 1949 | #5,244 | 5 | #319 | 458 |
| 1948 | — | #312 | 467 | |
| 1947 | — | #303 | 517 | |
| 1946 | — | #296 | 477 | |
| 1945 | — | #287 | 437 | |
| 1944 | — | #281 | 454 | |
| 1943 | — | #258 | 547 | |
| 1942 | — | #272 | 486 | |
| 1941 | — | #250 | 496 | |
| 1940 | #4,349 | 5 | #230 | 541 |
| 1939 | #4,250 | 5 | #229 | 518 |
| 1938 | — | #227 | 526 | |
| 1937 | #3,146 | 8 | #218 | 546 |
| 1936 | — | #223 | 513 | |
| 1935 | — | #205 | 587 | |
| 1934 | — | #201 | 612 | |
| 1933 | — | #217 | 534 | |
| 1932 | — | #205 | 627 | |
| 1931 | — | #202 | 646 | |
| 1930 | #3,345 | 8 | #203 | 668 |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | #202 | 652 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 | #189 | 755 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #188 | 764 |
| 1926 | #3,873 | 7 | #189 | 766 |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | #185 | 756 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #183 | 785 |
| 1923 | — | #176 | 791 | |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #186 | 748 |
| 1921 | #3,400 | 9 | #176 | 820 |
| 1920 | — | #179 | 791 | |
| 1919 | — | #183 | 702 | |
| 1918 | #3,024 | 10 | #177 | 749 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #168 | 756 |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | #165 | 723 |
| 1915 | #4,274 | 5 | #173 | 662 |
| 1914 | #3,188 | 6 | #193 | 439 |
| 1913 | — | #208 | 316 | |
| 1912 | — | #173 | 339 | |
| 1911 | — | #214 | 137 | |
| 1910 | — | #224 | 109 | |
| 1909 | — | #196 | 111 | |
| 1908 | — | #214 | 95 | |
| 1907 | — | #201 | 96 | |
| 1906 | — | #219 | 80 | |
| 1905 | — | #209 | 83 | |
| 1904 | — | #216 | 73 | |
| 1903 | — | #212 | 70 | |
| 1902 | — | #211 | 71 | |
| 1901 | — | #223 | 60 | |
| 1900 | — | #206 | 90 | |
| 1899 | — | #219 | 59 | |
| 1898 | — | #189 | 80 | |
| 1897 | — | #201 | 70 | |
| 1896 | — | #209 | 72 | |
| 1895 | — | #257 | 49 | |
| 1894 | — | #227 | 57 | |
| 1893 | — | #246 | 50 | |
| 1892 | — | #242 | 54 | |
| 1891 | — | #245 | 42 | |
| 1890 | — | #279 | 38 | |
| 1889 | — | #237 | 47 | |
| 1888 | — | #314 | 32 | |
| 1887 | — | #325 | 26 | |
| 1886 | — | #294 | 34 | |
| 1885 | — | #332 | 26 | |
| 1884 | — | #336 | 27 | |
| 1883 | — | #306 | 29 | |
| 1882 | — | #355 | 25 | |
| 1881 | — | #395 | 18 | |
| 1880 | — | #320 | 28 | |
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 1936
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Idaho#104 · 1 in 450
- Nebraska#109 · 1 in 517
- Kansas#112 · 1 in 539
- South Dakota#115 · 1 in 482
- Indiana#135 · 1 in 855
Best ever in a state: #45 in Utah, 1912.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | #104 | 9 | 1 in 450 |
| Nebraska | #109 | 20 | 1 in 517 |
| Kansas | #112 | 25 | 1 in 539 |
| South Dakota | #115 | 11 | 1 in 482 |
| Indiana | #135 | 28 | 1 in 855 |
| Missouri | #137 | 33 | 1 in 794 |
| Michigan | #144 | 32 | 1 in 1,245 |
| Oregon | #157 | 6 | 1 in 1,005 |
| Washington | #158 | 9 | 1 in 1,128 |
| Ohio | #170 | 30 | 1 in 1,587 |
| Oklahoma | #172 | 20 | 1 in 1,060 |
| Pennsylvania | #176 | 32 | 1 in 2,238 |
| Iowa | #177 | 14 | 1 in 1,387 |
| Utah | #179 | 5 | 1 in 968 |
| Illinois | #184 | 29 | 1 in 1,805 |
| Colorado | #185 | 7 | 1 in 1,195 |
| West Virginia | #187 | 14 | 1 in 1,284 |
| New York | #190 | 39 | 1 in 2,153 |
| Minnesota | #195 | 12 | 1 in 1,734 |
| California | #224 | 20 | 1 in 1,906 |
| Virginia | #231 | 12 | 1 in 1,818 |
| Kentucky | #232 | 13 | 1 in 1,946 |
| Wisconsin | #245 | 7 | 1 in 3,375 |
| Tennessee | #246 | 11 | 1 in 2,320 |
| New Jersey | #261 | 5 | 1 in 4,812 |
| Arkansas | #289 | 7 | 1 in 2,414 |
| Mississippi | #382 | 5 | 1 in 3,958 |
| North Carolina | #438 | 6 | 1 in 5,675 |
| Texas | #493 | 12 | 1 in 4,642 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 292 | #237 (1889) | #321 |
| 1890s | 571 | #189 (1898) | #231 |
| 1900s | 829 | #196 (1909) | #211 |
| 1910s | 4,932 | #165 (1916) | #188 |
| 1920s | 7,628 | #176 (1921) | #185 |
| 1930s | 5,777 | #201 (1934) | #213 |
| 1940s | 4,880 | #230 (1940) | #281 |
| 1950s | 5,333 | #295 (1956) | #316 |
| 1960s | 6,353 | #295 (1968) | #302 |
| 1970s | 7,018 | #254 (1977) | #279 |
| 1980s | 11,296 | #190 (1989) | #218 |
| 1990s | 20,516 | #148 (1999) | #162 |
| 2000s | 30,718 | #117 (2004) | #132 |
| 2010s | 29,914 | #113 (2012) | #133 |
| 2020s | 14,080 | #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 1936
boys
#223
513 births · 1 in 2,022 boys
Top boys' names in 1936
More about 1936
boys
1,037,205 boys got a published name in 1936; 1 in 2,022 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,037 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Ivan
Biggest movers since 1935
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.