Iverson

#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #1,409 for boys in 2025, 129 births
Given to boys 95.4% of the time

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Peak · boys
1891 · 6 births
Debut · boys
6 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
2,138
since 1891

Iverson over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Iverson has never cracked the top 800 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202020peak #841, 1891boys
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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#9,45710#1,409129
2024#10,2719#1,355140
2023#8,48612#1,408130
2022#6,22919#1,551115
2021#6,41418#1,75092
2020#9,54610#1,67994
2019—#1,89978
2018—#1,92077
2017#12,7137#1,86179
2016#12,8767#2,14564
2015—#2,64146
2014—#3,37132
2013#14,5826#3,58229
2012—#3,62529
2011—#4,65920
2010—#2,91440
2009—#2,80043
2008#17,5045#2,82842
2007—#2,68445
2006—#2,10262
2005—#2,26552
2004—#1,91164
2003—#1,78167
2002—#1,51482
2001—#1,46084
2000—#2,57836
1999—#3,48022
1998—#7,5607
1997—#4,66813
1996—#5,9829
1995—#8,8685
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1922—#3,8726
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1920—#2,60211
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1918—#2,16514
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First appearance
1891

The first year at least five boys were named Iverson! It came in at #841, and was given to 6 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1892–1911, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Iverson is popular in 2020

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedWIMichigan: #1,087 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,543 boysMINew York: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,443 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 15,801 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedWVVirginia: #1,023 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedHITexas: #1,479 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 15,386 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Iverson, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Virginia#1,023 · 1 in 7,733
  2. Michigan#1,087 · 1 in 8,543
  3. California#1,443 · 1 in 15,801
  4. Texas#1,479 · 1 in 15,386

Best ever in a state: #455 in Georgia, 1916.

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Virginia#1,02351 in 7,733
Michigan#1,08751 in 8,543
California#1,443121 in 15,801
Texas#1,479111 in 15,386
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See more about Iverson
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 54 spots since 2024 (#1,355 → #1,409)
  • 270 spots since 2020 (#1,679 → #1,409)
  • 1,232 spots since 2015 (#2,641 → #1,409)
Rise & fade · boys
Peaked on debut
  • Debuted 1891
  • Peaked 1891 at #841 (6 births)
  • Births halved by 1892, 1 yr later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 1 yr · 1891
Share of babies · boys
1 in 12,306
  • Highest: 1 in 12,306 boys born in 2024 were named Iverson (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,241 boys born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #841 in 1891, was only 1 in 16,865 (0.01%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 2020s
  • 32.7% of all boys named Iverson (700) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s11#841 (1891)#958
1900s0——
1910s69#2,045 (1912)#2,445
1920s85#2,347 (1924)#3,168
1930s17#3,175 (1937)#3,482
1940s45#1,988 (1944)#2,963
1950s33#2,135 (1951)#3,034
1960s20#3,050 (1964)#3,447
1970s20#3,694 (1973)#4,683
1980s5#7,905 (1989)#7,905
1990s62#3,480 (1999)#6,366
2000s577#1,460 (2001)#2,192
2010s494#1,861 (2017)#2,862
2020s700#1,355 (2024)#1,525

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.

Iverson in 2020

girls
#9,546
10 births · 1 in 161,655 girls
boys
#1,679
94 births · 1 in 18,363 boys

Top girls' names in 2020

  1. #1Olivia17,691
  2. #2Emma15,723
  3. #3Ava13,201
  4. #4Sophia13,105
  5. #5Charlotte13,100
  6. #6Amelia12,802
  7. #7Isabella12,226
  8. #8Mia11,269
  9. #9Evelyn9,517
  10. #10Harper8,849
  11. #9,546Iverson10

Top boys' names in 2020

  1. #1Liam19,865
  2. #2Noah18,464
  3. #3Oliver14,277
  4. #4Elijah13,238
  5. #5William12,676
  6. #6James12,390
  7. #7Benjamin12,264
  8. #8Lucas11,386
  9. #9Henry10,793
  10. #10Alexander10,268
  11. #1,679Iverson94
More about 2020

girls

1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 161,655 of them was named Iverson, which outranked 45.5% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iverson
  1. #8,953Zohemy11
  2. #8,953Zorie11
  3. #8,953Zuzu11
  4. #9,546Iverson10
  5. #9,546Aashna10
  6. #9,546Abree10
  7. #9,546Abria10
  8. #10,250Aadriti9
  9. #10,250Aaima9
  10. #10,250Aalivia9

Tied with 703 names at #9,546; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,492Avayah#2,428 → #936
  2. ↑ 950Denisse#1,802 → #852
  3. ↑ 818Jianna#1,668 → #850
  4. ↑ 609Capri#1,291 → #682
  5. ↑ 550Rosalia#1,287 → #737
Fallers
  1. ↓ 393Yaritza#813 → #1,206
  2. ↓ 271Seraphina#1,000 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 207Marissa#874 → #1,081
  4. ↓ 203Annabella#644 → #847
  5. ↓ 195Jayde#832 → #1,027

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

boys

1,726,076 boys got a published name in 2020; 1 in 18,363 of them was named Iverson, which outranked 88.1% of the 14,060 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iverson
  1. #1,673Jahlil95
  2. #1,673Lyndon95
  3. #1,673Tyce95
  4. #1,679Iverson94
  5. #1,679Alexandre94
  6. #1,679Brigham94
  7. #1,679Josh94
  8. #1,685Aaryan93
  9. #1,685Addison93
  10. #1,685Aditya93

Tied with 5 names at #1,679; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2019
Risers
  1. ↑ 587Zyair#1,548 → #961
  2. ↑ 567Jaxtyn#1,152 → #585
  3. ↑ 539Jakobe#1,372 → #833
  4. ↑ 473Kylo#922 → #449
  5. ↑ 461Ander#1,085 → #624
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Vivaan#875 → #1,255
  2. ↓ 282Alexzander#890 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 268Reyansh#806 → #1,074
  4. ↓ 266Javion#949 → #1,215
  5. ↓ 224Kenny#862 → #1,086

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

See the top 100 for 2020 →