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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201998peak #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 1998

  • 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: #165 for boys · 46 births · 1 in 749 boysWAIdaho: #219 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 950 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #275 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,036 boysMNIllinois: #120 for boys · 152 births · 1 in 528 boysILWisconsin: #295 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,230 boysWIMichigan: #278 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,990 boysMINew York: #160 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 1,012 boysNYMassachusetts: #246 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 2,039 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #131 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 540 boysORNevada: #97 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 365 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedSDIowa: #292 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,041 boysIAIndiana: #215 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,268 boysINOhio: #359 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 3,181 boysOHPennsylvania: #244 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 1,962 boysPANew Jersey: #184 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 1,280 boysNJConnecticut: #188 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 1,330 boysCTCalifornia: #74 for boys · 754 births · 1 in 323 boysCAUtah: #330 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,969 boysUTColorado: #167 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 748 boysCONebraska: #177 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 832 boysNEMissouri: #354 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,886 boysMOKentucky: #428 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,685 boysKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #230 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,587 boysVAMaryland: #486 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,070 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: #113 for boys · 80 births · 1 in 436 boysAZNew Mexico: #109 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 415 boysNMKansas: #182 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 830 boysKSArkansas: #316 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,064 boysARTennessee: #361 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,772 boysTNNorth Carolina: #246 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,516 boysNCSouth Carolina: #440 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,933 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #182 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 705 boysDCOklahoma: #315 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,878 boysOKLouisiana: #477 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 3,026 boysLAMississippi: #429 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,557 boysMSAlabama: #401 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,802 boysALGeorgia: #292 for boys · 30 births · 1 in 1,719 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedHITexas: #95 for boys · 410 births · 1 in 392 boysTXFlorida: #178 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 985 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#74 · 1 in 323
  2. Texas#95 · 1 in 392
  3. Nevada#97 · 1 in 365
  4. New Mexico#109 · 1 in 415
  5. Arizona#113 · 1 in 436

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#747541 in 323
Texas#954101 in 392
Nevada#97311 in 365
New Mexico#109261 in 415
Arizona#113801 in 436
Illinois#1201521 in 528
Oregon#131371 in 540
New York#1601141 in 1,012
Washington#165461 in 749
Colorado#167351 in 748
Nebraska#177121 in 832
Florida#178881 in 985
District of Columbia#18271 in 705
Kansas#182191 in 830
New Jersey#184381 in 1,280
Connecticut#188141 in 1,330
Indiana#215301 in 1,268
Idaho#21981 in 950
Virginia#230251 in 1,587
Pennsylvania#244341 in 1,962
Massachusetts#246181 in 2,039
North Carolina#246321 in 1,516
Minnesota#275141 in 2,036
Michigan#278301 in 1,990
Georgia#292301 in 1,719
Iowa#29281 in 2,041
Wisconsin#295131 in 2,230
Oklahoma#315111 in 1,878
Arkansas#31671 in 2,064
Utah#330101 in 1,969
Missouri#354121 in 2,886
Ohio#359221 in 3,181
Tennessee#361131 in 2,772
Alabama#40191 in 2,802
Kentucky#42851 in 4,685
Mississippi#42961 in 2,557
South Carolina#44071 in 2,933
Louisiana#47791 in 3,026
Maryland#48671 in 4,070
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South Dakota———
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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 1998

girls
#11,138
7 births · 1 in 252,421 girls
boys
#152
2,242 births · 1 in 853 boys

Top girls' names in 1998

  1. #1Emily26,188
  2. #2Hannah21,376
  3. #3Samantha20,195
  4. #4Sarah19,898
  5. #5Ashley19,875
  6. #6Alexis19,778
  7. #7Taylor18,576
  8. #8Jessica18,239
  9. #9Madison17,787
  10. #10Elizabeth15,193
  11. #11,138Ivan7

Top boys' names in 1998

  1. #1Michael36,618
  2. #2Jacob36,031
  3. #3Matthew31,146
  4. #4Joshua28,095
  5. #5Christopher27,007
  6. #6Nicholas26,632
  7. #7Brandon23,832
  8. #8Tyler23,712
  9. #9Andrew23,664
  10. #10Austin23,478
  11. #152Ivan2,242
More about 1998

girls

1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 252,421 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 32.9% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #10,122Zikeria8
  2. #10,122Zyan8
  3. #10,122Zyanna8
  4. #11,138Ivan7
  5. #11,138Aaliayah7
  6. #11,138Aaminah7
  7. #11,138Aanchal7
  8. #12,426Aailyah6
  9. #12,426Aaisha6
  10. #12,426Aajah6

Tied with 1,287 names at #11,138; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,123Calista#2,820 → #697
  2. ↑ 1,165Ireland#1,983 → #818
  3. ↑ 1,158Abril#2,116 → #958
  4. ↑ 755Mya#993 → #238
  5. ↑ 619Ally#1,036 → #417
Fallers
  1. ↓ 586Yulissa#424 → #1,010
  2. ↓ 462Moesha#943 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 397Yulisa#985 → #1,382
  4. ↓ 376Tonya#905 → #1,281
  5. ↓ 347Xena#765 → #1,112

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

boys

1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 853 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 98.7% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #149Javier2,309
  2. #150Clayton2,267
  3. #151Mario2,261
  4. #152Ivan2,242
  5. #152Wesley2,242
  6. #154Bailey2,239
  7. #155Liam2,209
  8. #156Kaleb2,194

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1997
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,736Tyrese#2,347 → #611
  2. ↑ 805Zion#1,499 → #694
  3. ↑ 785Mekhi#1,706 → #921
  4. ↑ 743Tyriq#1,519 → #776
  5. ↑ 741Tavian#1,599 → #858
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Coty#918 → #1,347
  2. ↓ 367Anfernee#838 → #1,205
  3. ↓ 326Jessy#962 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 295Mickey#966 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 280Mikal#1,000 → #1,280

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

See the top 100 for 1998 →