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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #113, 2012boys
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
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 1994

  • 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: #196 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,088 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #312 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,235 boysMNIllinois: #124 for boys · 144 births · 1 in 586 boysILWisconsin: #414 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,317 boysWIMichigan: #355 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 2,972 boysMINew York: #172 for boys · 117 births · 1 in 1,075 boysNYMassachusetts: #307 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,971 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #160 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 765 boysORNevada: #182 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 870 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: #416 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,183 boysINOhio: #360 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 3,500 boysOHPennsylvania: #209 for boys · 42 births · 1 in 1,747 boysPANew Jersey: #171 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 1,233 boysNJConnecticut: #261 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,196 boysCTCalifornia: #84 for boys · 738 births · 1 in 362 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedUTColorado: #213 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,280 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #418 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,416 boysVAMaryland: #289 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,148 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: #111 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 470 boysAZNew Mexico: #141 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 557 boysNMKansas: #227 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,408 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedARTennessee: #484 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,943 boysTNNorth Carolina: #506 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 4,971 boysNCSouth Carolina: #497 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,133 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #464 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 3,855 boysOKLouisiana: #477 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,123 boysLAMississippi: #329 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 1,957 boysMSAlabama: #485 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 4,195 boysALGeorgia: #380 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,827 boysGAHawaii: #153 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 709 boysHITexas: #122 for boys · 294 births · 1 in 521 boysTXFlorida: #200 for boys · 71 births · 1 in 1,203 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#84 · 1 in 362
  2. Arizona#111 · 1 in 470
  3. Texas#122 · 1 in 521
  4. Illinois#124 · 1 in 586
  5. New Mexico#141 · 1 in 557

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#847381 in 362
Arizona#111681 in 470
Texas#1222941 in 521
Illinois#1241441 in 586
New Mexico#141201 in 557
Hawaii#15391 in 709
Oregon#160251 in 765
New Jersey#171411 in 1,233
New York#1721171 in 1,075
Nevada#182111 in 870
Washington#196311 in 1,088
Florida#200711 in 1,203
Pennsylvania#209421 in 1,747
Colorado#213191 in 1,280
Kansas#227111 in 1,408
Connecticut#26191 in 2,196
Maryland#289141 in 2,148
Massachusetts#307131 in 2,971
Minnesota#31291 in 3,235
Mississippi#32981 in 1,957
Michigan#355211 in 2,972
Ohio#360211 in 3,500
Georgia#380171 in 2,827
Wisconsin#41471 in 4,317
Indiana#41691 in 4,183
Virginia#418121 in 3,416
Oklahoma#46451 in 3,855
Louisiana#47791 in 3,123
Tennessee#48471 in 4,943
Alabama#48561 in 4,195
South Carolina#49751 in 4,133
North Carolina#50691 in 4,971
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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 1994

girls
#6,319
14 births · 1 in 127,554 girls
boys
#172
1,855 births · 1 in 1,042 boys

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #6,319Ivan14

Top boys' names in 1994

  1. #1Michael44,477
  2. #2Christopher34,807
  3. #3Matthew33,654
  4. #4Joshua31,374
  5. #5Tyler30,482
  6. #6Brandon29,492
  7. #7Jacob29,417
  8. #8Daniel28,065
  9. #9Nicholas27,770
  10. #10Andrew26,019
  11. #172Ivan1,855
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 127,554 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 59.9% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #5,984Zoee15
  2. #5,984Zola15
  3. #5,984Zora15
  4. #6,319Ivan14
  5. #6,319Abegail14
  6. #6,319Adaline14
  7. #6,319Adelia14
  8. #6,672Aalayah13
  9. #6,672Aarti13
  10. #6,672Abbigayle13

Tied with 352 names at #6,319; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

boys

1,932,031 boys got a published name in 1994; 1 in 1,042 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 98.3% of the 10,245 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #169Isaiah1,870
  2. #170Curtis1,869
  3. #171Drew1,856
  4. #172Ivan1,855
  5. #173Brady1,848
  6. #174Fernando1,831
  7. #175Edwin1,801
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,574Tyrin#2,509 → #935
  2. ↑ 714River#1,638 → #924
  3. ↑ 472Bryton#1,460 → #988
  4. ↑ 463Kahlil#1,444 → #981
  5. ↑ 446Jayden#1,295 → #849
Fallers
  1. ↓ 551Garth#965 → #1,516
  2. ↓ 364Jordy#828 → #1,192
  3. ↓ 342Montel#889 → #1,231
  4. ↓ 289Darrel#889 → #1,178
  5. ↓ 245Deante#859 → #1,104

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →