Iva

#1,733 for girls in 2025, 117 births · Last seen for boys in 1985 at #6,523
Given to girls 98.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1894 · 424 births
Debut · girls
127 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
38,397
since 1880

Iva over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Iva has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #111, 1894girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

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#1,733117
2024#2,17887
2023#2,00298
2022#1,793114
2021#1,667125
2020#1,860104
2019#1,913104
2018#1,852109
2017#1,779117
2016#1,693126
2015#1,972101
2014#2,04995
2013#2,32679
2012#2,86660
2011#2,90959
2010#2,87060
2009#2,56872
2008#3,22252
2007#3,72143
2006#3,41447
2005#2,96954
2004#3,49042
2003#4,03433
2002#3,97832
2001#3,54937
2000#3,52737
1999#4,31326
1998#3,30137
1997#3,71630
1996#3,63230
1995#4,21724
1994#4,11525
1993#3,50631
1992#3,86627
1991#2,73843
1990#3,15635
1989#2,93137
1988#2,44744
1987#2,57239
1986#2,62037
1985#2,93931#6,5235
1984#3,42324
1983#2,39839
1982#2,45139
1981#2,72333
1980#2,21845
1979#2,11247
1978#2,05046
1977#1,80156
1976#1,96845
1975#1,60461#4,7976
1974#1,64656
1973#1,62256
1972#1,54160
1971#1,41574
1970#1,38975
1969#1,57257
1968#1,38765
1967#1,22775
1966#1,022102
1965#1,13587
1964#1,11996
1963#1,073101#3,3187
1962#1,008113#4,0335
1961#879147
1960#904136
1959#854143
1958#837148#3,5596
1957#744180#3,9935
1956#680198#3,5356
1955#675193#3,8865
1954#637206#3,1767
1953#622203#2,9058
1952#606206#2,6809
1951#588213
1950#576210#3,0217
1949#548234
1948#524248
1947#505267#3,7335
1946#506240
1945#447252
1944#452257#2,6338
1943#435287#2,5639
1942#389334#3,5605
1941#391310#2,6568
1940#328378#2,32210
1939#310395#2,4499
1938#326373#2,18511
1937#305411#2,6808
1936#286446
1935#283459#1,75716
1934#273505#3,6795
1933#266533#1,77016
1932#269542#2,6389
1931#272524#2,47110
1930#254605#2,17813
1929#246648#1,79318
1928#250643#1,90217
1927#247700#2,40812
1926#247711#2,43612
1925#245732#2,31313
1924#239763#2,34713
1923#236760#2,02016
1922#234761#2,04016
1921#231785#2,15215
1920#222861#2,05216
1919#213861#2,26513
1918#212889#1,90517
1917#206855#1,81517
1916#206844#1,94915
1915#190878#2,45810
1914#207618#2,10110
1913#191577#2,4966
1912#179550#2,5445
1911#180397#1,3877
1910#168406#1,1938
1909#162401#1,0838
1908#160418#1,3735
1907#158401#1,0947
1906#149400
1905#142422#1,0916
1904#138424#1,0646
1903#139398
1902#127438#1,1375
1901#120427
1900#131483#9688
1899#112432
1898#119451#8048
1897#114454
1896#112434
1895#113435
1894#111424
1893#116384#7688
1892#114394
1891#116341
1890#113354#9945
1889#117321#7897
1888#122302
1887#119253
1886#120237#9595
1885#116229
1884#119213#7647
1883#123170#8925
1882#133134
1881#130122
1880#128127
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Iva was already there! It came in at #128, and was given to 127 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1984–1985, when fewer than 32 girls a year got the name.

Where Iva is popular in 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNHWashington: #207 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,405 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedIDMontana: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 755 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedMNIllinois: #292 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,920 girlsILWisconsin: #230 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,893 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsMINew York: #381 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 5,492 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #191 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsSDIowa: #150 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 842 girlsIAIndiana: #186 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,317 girlsINOhio: #213 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,760 girlsOHPennsylvania: #227 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 2,218 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedUTColorado: #178 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 916 girlsCONebraska: #256 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,769 girlsNEMissouri: #153 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 764 girlsMOKentucky: #155 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 790 girlsKYWest Virginia: #143 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 708 girlsWVVirginia: #173 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsVAMaryland: #247 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,381 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedNMKansas: #257 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,813 girlsKSArkansas: #130 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 517 girlsARTennessee: #143 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 627 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #195 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #257 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,909 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #95 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 404 girlsOKLouisiana: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsLAMississippi: #289 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,883 girlsMSAlabama: #166 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 847 girlsALGeorgia: #288 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,335 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Iva, so not publishedHITexas: #180 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 797 girlsTXFlorida: #293 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,941 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oklahoma#95 · 1 in 404
  2. Arkansas#130 · 1 in 517
  3. Tennessee#143 · 1 in 627
  4. West Virginia#143 · 1 in 708
  5. Iowa#150 · 1 in 842

Best ever in a state: #67 in West Virginia, 1912.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oklahoma#95621 in 404
Arkansas#130401 in 517
Tennessee#143451 in 627
West Virginia#143281 in 708
Iowa#150261 in 842
Montana#15261 in 755
Missouri#153401 in 764
Kentucky#155381 in 790
Alabama#166371 in 847
Virginia#173281 in 1,030
Colorado#178101 in 916
Texas#180741 in 797
Indiana#186201 in 1,317
South Dakota#19161 in 1,086
North Carolina#195321 in 1,207
Washington#20771 in 1,405
Michigan#211231 in 1,609
Ohio#213311 in 1,760
Pennsylvania#227431 in 2,218
Wisconsin#230131 in 1,893
Maryland#24761 in 2,381
Nebraska#25671 in 1,769
Kansas#25791 in 1,813
South Carolina#257131 in 1,909
Georgia#288161 in 2,335
Mississippi#289121 in 1,883
Illinois#292201 in 2,920
Florida#29361 in 1,941
Louisiana#343101 in 2,368
New York#381181 in 5,492
Alaska
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Maine
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Utah
Vermont
Wyoming

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Iva
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 445 spots since 2024 (#2,178#1,733)
  • 127 spots since 2020 (#1,860#1,733)
  • 239 spots since 2015 (#1,972#1,733)
  • Biggest jump: 25 spots in 1961 (#904#879)
  • Biggest drop: 129 spots in 1962 (#879#1,008)
Rise & fade · girls
14 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1894 at #111 (424 births)
  • Births halved by 1950, 56 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 82 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1880–1961
Share of babies · girls
1 in 516
  • Highest: 1 in 516 girls born in 1897 were named Iva (0.19%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,737 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #111 in 1894, was only 1 in 526 (0.19%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 19.2% of all girls named Iva (7,364) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s2,108#116 (1885)#123
1890s4,103#111 (1894)#114
1900s4,212#120 (1901)#143
1910s6,875#168 (1910)#195
1920s7,364#222 (1920)#240
1930s4,793#254 (1930)#284
1940s2,807#328 (1940)#453
1950s1,900#576 (1950)#682
1960s979#879 (1961)#1,133
1970s576#1,389 (1970)#1,715
1980s368#2,218 (1980)#2,672
1990s308#2,738 (1991)#3,656
2000s449#2,568 (2009)#3,447
2010s910#1,693 (2016)#2,223
2020s645#1,667 (2021)#1,872

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Iva in 1922

girls
#234
761 births · 1 in 1,578 girls
boys
#2,040
16 births · 1 in 68,010 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #234Iva761

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #2,040Iva16
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 1,578 of them was named Iva, which outranked 96.0% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iva
  1. #231Carmen783
  2. #232Leola778
  3. #233Gwendolyn771
  4. #234Iva761
  5. #234Priscilla761
  6. #236Cecelia760
  7. #237Yvonne758
  8. #238Sallie757

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

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. 626Lilia#1,543#917
  2. 573Leatrice#1,258#685
  3. 412Phylis#1,409#997
  4. 352Darleen#1,258#906
  5. 295Madlyn#1,136#841
Fallers
  1. 518Erlene#946#1,464
  2. 390Exie#879#1,269
  3. 327Arlyne#905#1,232
  4. 288Toby#964#1,252
  5. 265Rochelle#987#1,252

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

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 68,010 of them was named Iva, which outranked 58.9% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Iva
  1. #1,952Wendall17
  2. #1,952Willy17
  3. #1,952Zygmund17
  4. #2,040Iva16
  5. #2,040Achille16
  6. #2,040Afton16
  7. #2,040Alban16
  8. #2,143Abie15
  9. #2,143Adelard15
  10. #2,143Aden15

Tied with 102 names at #2,040; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. 520Desmond#1,360#840
  2. 504Gorden#1,226#722
  3. 418Jackie#1,140#722
  4. 417Daryl#843#426
  5. 361Brown#1,360#999
Fallers
  1. 600Adolf#991#1,591
  2. 508Nello#962#1,470
  3. 439Newman#843#1,282
  4. 394Marcos#939#1,333
  5. 343Porfirio#939#1,282

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

See the top 100 for 1922