Ivor

Where Ivor comes from

Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr. Doublet of Igor.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ivor
  • Old Norse
  • 2 syllables
Ivor through the years
  1. 1893
    Ivor Novello born
    Welsh composer and actor
  2. 1896
    First appearance
    #1,101 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1902
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
  4. 1902
    Peak, #933
    7 babies named Ivor, its best rank.
  5. 1903
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  6. 1929
    Ivor Allchurch born
    Welsh footballer
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Old Norse.
Namesakes
  • Ivor Novello · Welsh composer and actor, 1893–1951
  • Ivor Allchurch · Welsh footballer, 1929–1997
  • Ivor Pandur · Croatian association football player, born 2000
  • Ivor Broadis · English footballer, 1922–2019
  • Ivor Bueb · British racing driver, 1923–1959

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.