Ivor

Where Ivor comes from

Medieval form of Old Norse Ívarr. Doublet of Igor.
— Wiktionary's entry for Ivor
  • Old Norse
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1893
    Ivor Novello born
    Welsh composer and actor
  2. 1896
    First appearance
    #1,101 among boys, 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 it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  4. 1902
    Peak, #933
    7 babies named Ivor — more than any year before or since.
  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.