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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202012peak #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 2012

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #215 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 673 boysAKMaine: 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: #124 for boys · 73 births · 1 in 492 boysWAIdaho: #94 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 337 boysIDMontana: #152 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 488 boysMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #198 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 815 boysMNIllinois: #107 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 456 boysILWisconsin: #153 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 620 boysWIMichigan: #178 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 794 boysMINew York: #120 for boys · 178 births · 1 in 586 boysNYMassachusetts: #227 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 1,186 boysMARhode Island: #157 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 562 boysRIOregon: #121 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 441 boysORNevada: #54 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 233 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #238 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 816 boysSDIowa: #204 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 756 boysIAIndiana: #203 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 870 boysINOhio: #266 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 1,390 boysOHPennsylvania: #193 for boys · 66 births · 1 in 913 boysPANew Jersey: #207 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 1,063 boysNJConnecticut: #254 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,305 boysCTCalifornia: #48 for boys · 1,031 births · 1 in 224 boysCAUtah: #175 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 619 boysUTColorado: #155 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 617 boysCONebraska: #146 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 521 boysNEMissouri: #226 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 992 boysMOKentucky: #248 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,167 boysKYWest Virginia: #256 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,193 boysWVVirginia: #291 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,549 boysVAMaryland: #216 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,027 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: #69 for boys · 137 births · 1 in 270 boysAZNew Mexico: #116 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 422 boysNMKansas: #165 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 619 boysKSArkansas: #223 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 892 boysARTennessee: #242 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,155 boysTNNorth Carolina: #192 for boys · 60 births · 1 in 843 boysNCSouth Carolina: #518 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,987 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #227 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 826 boysDCOklahoma: #162 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 633 boysOKLouisiana: #342 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,612 boysLAMississippi: #281 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,345 boysMSAlabama: #306 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,480 boysALGeorgia: #203 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 931 boysGAHawaii: #158 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 519 boysHITexas: #92 for boys · 471 births · 1 in 377 boysTXFlorida: #149 for boys · 140 births · 1 in 657 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#48 · 1 in 224
  2. Nevada#54 · 1 in 233
  3. Arizona#69 · 1 in 270
  4. Texas#92 · 1 in 377
  5. Idaho#94 · 1 in 337

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#481,0311 in 224
Nevada#54571 in 233
Arizona#691371 in 270
Texas#924711 in 377
Idaho#94241 in 337
Illinois#1071461 in 456
New Mexico#116231 in 422
New York#1201781 in 586
Oregon#121411 in 441
Washington#124731 in 492
Nebraska#146191 in 521
Florida#1491401 in 657
Montana#15281 in 488
Wisconsin#153441 in 620
Colorado#155441 in 617
Rhode Island#15771 in 562
Hawaii#15891 in 519
Oklahoma#162321 in 633
Kansas#165261 in 619
Utah#175351 in 619
Michigan#178601 in 794
North Carolina#192601 in 843
Pennsylvania#193661 in 913
Minnesota#198341 in 815
Georgia#203581 in 931
Indiana#203411 in 870
Iowa#204201 in 756
New Jersey#207391 in 1,063
Alaska#21551 in 673
Maryland#216271 in 1,027
Arkansas#223161 in 892
Missouri#226321 in 992
District of Columbia#22751 in 826
Massachusetts#227251 in 1,186
South Dakota#23851 in 816
Tennessee#242311 in 1,155
Kentucky#248191 in 1,167
Connecticut#254111 in 1,305
West Virginia#25671 in 1,193
Ohio#266431 in 1,390
Mississippi#281101 in 1,345
Virginia#291271 in 1,549
Alabama#306151 in 1,480
Louisiana#342151 in 1,612
South Carolina#51871 in 2,987
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
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 2012

girls
#14,962
6 births · 1 in 293,509 girls
boys
#113
3,233 births · 1 in 587 boys

Top girls' names in 2012

  1. #1Sophia22,336
  2. #2Emma20,976
  3. #3Isabella19,138
  4. #4Olivia17,333
  5. #5Ava15,549
  6. #6Emily13,666
  7. #7Abigail12,730
  8. #8Mia12,039
  9. #9Madison11,417
  10. #10Elizabeth9,730
  11. #14,962Ivan6

Top boys' names in 2012

  1. #1Jacob19,110
  2. #2Mason18,994
  3. #3Ethan17,697
  4. #4Noah17,385
  5. #5William16,917
  6. #6Liam16,824
  7. #7Michael16,211
  8. #8Jayden16,152
  9. #9Alexander15,259
  10. #10Aiden14,924
  11. #113Ivan3,233
More about 2012

girls

1,761,053 girls got a published name in 2012; 1 in 293,509 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 23.4% of the 19,534 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #13,483Zurisaday7
  2. #13,483Zyara7
  3. #13,483Zyrielle7
  4. #14,962Ivan6
  5. #14,962Aadhira6
  6. #14,962Aahna6
  7. #14,962Aalyssa6
  8. #16,869Aabha5
  9. #16,869Aadi5
  10. #16,869Aadison5

Tied with 1,906 names at #14,962; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,327Cataleya#4,807 → #480
  2. ↑ 1,931Adley#2,664 → #733
  3. ↑ 917Litzy#1,515 → #598
  4. ↑ 784Kenia#1,427 → #643
  5. ↑ 580Monroe#1,531 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 429Jaden#979 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 365Payten#994 → #1,359
  3. ↓ 326Yamilet#925 → #1,251
  4. ↓ 316Shaniya#915 → #1,231
  5. ↓ 264Shania#898 → #1,162

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

boys

1,896,946 boys got a published name in 2012; 1 in 587 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 99.2% of the 14,250 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #110Diego3,337
  2. #111Miles3,269
  3. #112Steven3,241
  4. #113Ivan3,233
  5. #113Maxwell3,233
  6. #115Elias3,229
  7. #116Aidan3,225
  8. #117Bryce3,184

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

Biggest movers since 2011
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,237Jionni#2,105 → #868
  2. ↑ 551Foster#1,544 → #993
  3. ↑ 504Major#990 → #486
  4. ↑ 433Kase#1,395 → #962
  5. ↑ 428Jael#1,411 → #983
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Jerimiah#889 → #1,130
  2. ↓ 235Lathan#932 → #1,167
  3. ↓ 229Jorden#676 → #905
  4. ↓ 209Kyron#886 → #1,095
  5. ↓ 207Jakobe#928 → #1,135

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

See the top 100 for 2012 →