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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020202015peak #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 2015

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #113 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 341 boysAKMaine: #180 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 580 boysMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNHWashington: #113 for boys · 84 births · 1 in 438 boysWAIdaho: #190 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 612 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #178 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 532 boysNDMinnesota: #140 for boys · 51 births · 1 in 557 boysMNIllinois: #137 for boys · 118 births · 1 in 563 boysILWisconsin: #159 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 633 boysWIMichigan: #188 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 824 boysMINew York: #156 for boys · 146 births · 1 in 704 boysNYMassachusetts: #245 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 1,344 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #172 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 648 boysORNevada: #87 for boys · 43 births · 1 in 316 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #217 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 699 boysSDIowa: #165 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 607 boysIAIndiana: #152 for boys · 59 births · 1 in 613 boysINOhio: #226 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 1,040 boysOHPennsylvania: #151 for boys · 93 births · 1 in 643 boysPANew Jersey: #239 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,188 boysNJConnecticut: #206 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 900 boysCTCalifornia: #64 for boys · 796 births · 1 in 284 boysCAUtah: #154 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 574 boysUTColorado: #129 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 477 boysCONebraska: #140 for boys · 21 births · 1 in 481 boysNEMissouri: #258 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 1,090 boysMOKentucky: #255 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 1,158 boysKYWest Virginia: #291 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,362 boysWVVirginia: #255 for boys · 35 births · 1 in 1,212 boysVAMaryland: #211 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 959 boysMDDelaware: #158 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 499 boysDEArizona: #84 for boys · 114 births · 1 in 324 boysAZNew Mexico: #114 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 403 boysNMKansas: #120 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 440 boysKSArkansas: #279 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,126 boysARTennessee: #266 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 1,142 boysTNNorth Carolina: #201 for boys · 61 births · 1 in 853 boysNCSouth Carolina: #325 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,655 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: #214 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 729 boysDCOklahoma: #134 for boys · 41 births · 1 in 507 boysOKLouisiana: #293 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,274 boysLAMississippi: #266 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,156 boysMSAlabama: #263 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,159 boysALGeorgia: #223 for boys · 58 births · 1 in 947 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedHITexas: #96 for boys · 463 births · 1 in 406 boysTXFlorida: #146 for boys · 155 births · 1 in 635 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#64 · 1 in 284
  2. Arizona#84 · 1 in 324
  3. Nevada#87 · 1 in 316
  4. Texas#96 · 1 in 406
  5. Alaska#113 · 1 in 341

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#647961 in 284
Arizona#841141 in 324
Nevada#87431 in 316
Texas#964631 in 406
Alaska#113101 in 341
Washington#113841 in 438
New Mexico#114221 in 403
Kansas#120361 in 440
Colorado#129581 in 477
Oklahoma#134411 in 507
Illinois#1371181 in 563
Minnesota#140511 in 557
Nebraska#140211 in 481
Florida#1461551 in 635
Pennsylvania#151931 in 643
Indiana#152591 in 613
Utah#154371 in 574
New York#1561461 in 704
Delaware#15871 in 499
Wisconsin#159431 in 633
Iowa#165261 in 607
Oregon#172281 in 648
North Dakota#17881 in 532
Maine#18081 in 580
Michigan#188581 in 824
Idaho#190131 in 612
North Carolina#201611 in 853
Connecticut#206161 in 900
Maryland#211291 in 959
District of Columbia#21461 in 729
South Dakota#21761 in 699
Georgia#223581 in 947
Ohio#226581 in 1,040
New Jersey#239351 in 1,188
Massachusetts#245221 in 1,344
Kentucky#255191 in 1,158
Virginia#255351 in 1,212
Missouri#258291 in 1,090
Alabama#263201 in 1,159
Mississippi#266121 in 1,156
Tennessee#266321 in 1,142
Arkansas#279131 in 1,126
West Virginia#29161 in 1,362
Louisiana#293201 in 1,274
South Carolina#325131 in 1,655
Hawaii———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
Rhode Island———
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 2015

girls
#14,482
6 births · 1 in 297,516 girls
boys
#137
3,047 births · 1 in 629 boys

Top girls' names in 2015

  1. #1Emma20,487
  2. #2Olivia19,729
  3. #3Sophia17,454
  4. #4Ava16,416
  5. #5Isabella15,667
  6. #6Mia14,943
  7. #7Abigail12,422
  8. #8Emily11,808
  9. #9Charlotte11,415
  10. #10Harper10,311
  11. #14,482Ivan6

Top boys' names in 2015

  1. #1Noah19,680
  2. #2Liam18,410
  3. #3Mason16,675
  4. #4Jacob16,005
  5. #5William15,950
  6. #6Ethan15,103
  7. #7James14,865
  8. #8Alexander14,584
  9. #9Michael14,504
  10. #10Benjamin13,732
  11. #137Ivan3,047
More about 2015

girls

1,785,098 girls got a published name in 2015; 1 in 297,516 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 24.3% of the 19,130 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #13,006Zyliah7
  2. #13,006Zymira7
  3. #13,006Zyniyah7
  4. #14,482Ivan6
  5. #14,482Aafia6
  6. #14,482Aailyah6
  7. #14,482Aala6
  8. #16,419Aabriella5
  9. #16,419Aada5
  10. #16,419Aailiyah5

Tied with 1,936 names at #14,482; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,984Alaia#2,648 → #664
  2. ↑ 1,835Meilani#2,781 → #946
  3. ↑ 1,733Aitana#2,648 → #915
  4. ↑ 1,387Aislinn#2,351 → #964
  5. ↑ 1,072Taya#2,049 → #977
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,075Isis#703 → #1,778
  2. ↓ 502Annabell#923 → #1,425
  3. ↓ 500Anabel#911 → #1,411
  4. ↓ 344Cindy#711 → #1,055
  5. ↓ 334Anabella#529 → #863

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

boys

1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 629 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 99.0% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #134Alex3,113
  2. #135George3,053
  3. #136Everett3,050
  4. #137Ivan3,047
  5. #138Eric3,046
  6. #139Emmett3,043
  7. #140Kaiden3,031
Biggest movers since 2014
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,348Riaan#2,277 → #929
  2. ↑ 397Huxley#1,355 → #958
  3. ↑ 355Wilder#1,313 → #958
  4. ↑ 284Jaziel#1,218 → #934
  5. ↑ 268Canaan#1,074 → #806
Fallers
  1. ↓ 676Arnav#891 → #1,567
  2. ↓ 262Jayse#906 → #1,168
  3. ↓ 239Neymar#551 → #790
  4. ↓ 228Rylee#877 → #1,105
  5. ↓ 204Johnathon#915 → #1,119

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

See the top 100 for 2015 →