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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #113, 2012boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
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 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNHWashington: #272 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,329 boysWAIdaho: #176 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,059 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #348 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,109 boysMNIllinois: #159 for boys · 85 births · 1 in 982 boysILWisconsin: #366 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,628 boysWIMichigan: #338 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 3,804 boysMINew York: #155 for boys · 115 births · 1 in 1,128 boysNYMassachusetts: #291 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,456 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #195 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,412 boysORNevada: #154 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 901 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #466 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 6,465 boysINOhio: #352 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 4,273 boysOHPennsylvania: #280 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,165 boysPANew Jersey: #227 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,774 boysNJConnecticut: #210 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,973 boysCTCalifornia: #103 for boys · 536 births · 1 in 471 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedUTColorado: #219 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,724 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMOKentucky: #354 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,723 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #357 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,648 boysVAMaryland: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,380 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: #177 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 920 boysAZNew Mexico: #167 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 817 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedARTennessee: #334 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,385 boysTNNorth Carolina: #479 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,439 boysNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #247 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,383 boysDCOklahoma: #282 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,304 boysOKLouisiana: #401 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 3,158 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #474 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,165 boysALGeorgia: #411 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,891 boysGAHawaii: #263 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,351 boysHITexas: #159 for boys · 184 births · 1 in 783 boysTXFlorida: #246 for boys · 52 births · 1 in 1,624 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#103 · 1 in 471
  2. Nevada#154 · 1 in 901
  3. New York#155 · 1 in 1,128
  4. Texas#159 · 1 in 783
  5. Illinois#159 · 1 in 982

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1035361 in 471
Nevada#15481 in 901
New York#1551151 in 1,128
Illinois#159851 in 982
Texas#1591841 in 783
New Mexico#167141 in 817
Idaho#17661 in 1,059
Arizona#177321 in 920
Oregon#195131 in 1,412
Connecticut#210111 in 1,973
Colorado#219141 in 1,724
New Jersey#227291 in 1,774
Florida#246521 in 1,624
District of Columbia#24761 in 1,383
Hawaii#26351 in 1,351
Washington#272141 in 2,329
Pennsylvania#280251 in 3,165
Oklahoma#28291 in 2,304
Massachusetts#291121 in 3,456
Tennessee#334101 in 3,385
Michigan#338171 in 3,804
Minnesota#34861 in 5,109
Ohio#352181 in 4,273
Kentucky#35451 in 4,723
Virginia#357111 in 3,648
Wisconsin#36671 in 4,628
Maryland#38471 in 4,380
Louisiana#401101 in 3,158
Georgia#411121 in 3,891
Indiana#46661 in 6,465
Alabama#47451 in 5,165
North Carolina#47981 in 5,439
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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 1988

girls
#6,666
11 births · 1 in 161,896 girls
boys
#203
1,330 births · 1 in 1,439 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #6,666Ivan11

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #203Ivan1,330
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 161,896 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 52.0% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #6,277Yaminah12
  2. #6,277Youa12
  3. #6,277Yumi12
  4. #6,666Ivan11
  5. #6,666Abbe11
  6. #6,666Abriana11
  7. #6,666Adeola11
  8. #7,111Aaisha10
  9. #7,111Abigal10
  10. #7,111Adah10

Tied with 444 names at #6,666; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 1,439 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 97.6% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #200Fernando1,361
  2. #201Preston1,352
  3. #202Reginald1,333
  4. #203Ivan1,330
  5. #204Pedro1,307
  6. #205Bruce1,286
  7. #206Rafael1,285
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →