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#100rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #113, 2012boys
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.

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 1986

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #163 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 952 boysAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #275 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,842 boysMNIllinois: #182 for boys · 68 births · 1 in 1,174 boysILWisconsin: #323 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,150 boysWIMichigan: #355 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 4,254 boysMINew York: #141 for boys · 121 births · 1 in 1,010 boysNYMassachusetts: #191 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 2,064 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedRIOregon: #229 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,997 boysORNevada: #187 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,277 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedIAIndiana: #384 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,279 boysINOhio: #362 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 5,033 boysOHPennsylvania: #303 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 3,861 boysPANew Jersey: #216 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,762 boysNJConnecticut: #248 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 2,539 boysCTCalifornia: #112 for boys · 431 births · 1 in 530 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedUTColorado: #293 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,797 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedNEMissouri: #419 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 5,139 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedWVVirginia: #282 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,701 boysVAMaryland: #349 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,042 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDEArizona: #108 for boys · 50 births · 1 in 544 boysAZNew Mexico: #138 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 668 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedARTennessee: #390 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 4,474 boysTNNorth Carolina: #400 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 4,089 boysNCSouth Carolina: #280 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,108 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #279 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,498 boysOKLouisiana: #396 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 3,095 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Ivan, so not publishedMSAlabama: #441 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 5,056 boysALGeorgia: #517 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,312 boysGAHawaii: #121 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 590 boysHITexas: #172 for boys · 171 births · 1 in 856 boysTXFlorida: #202 for boys · 57 births · 1 in 1,341 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Arizona#108 · 1 in 544
  2. California#112 · 1 in 530
  3. Hawaii#121 · 1 in 590
  4. New Mexico#138 · 1 in 668
  5. New York#141 · 1 in 1,010

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arizona#108501 in 544
California#1124311 in 530
Hawaii#121111 in 590
New Mexico#138171 in 668
New York#1411211 in 1,010
Alaska#16351 in 952
Texas#1721711 in 856
Illinois#182681 in 1,174
Nevada#18751 in 1,277
Massachusetts#191191 in 2,064
Florida#202571 in 1,341
New Jersey#216271 in 1,762
Oregon#22991 in 1,997
Connecticut#24881 in 2,539
Minnesota#27581 in 3,842
Oklahoma#27991 in 2,498
South Carolina#280101 in 2,108
Virginia#282141 in 2,701
Colorado#29391 in 2,797
Pennsylvania#303201 in 3,861
Wisconsin#32381 in 4,150
Maryland#34971 in 4,042
Michigan#355151 in 4,254
Ohio#362151 in 5,033
Indiana#38471 in 5,279
Tennessee#39071 in 4,474
Louisiana#396111 in 3,095
North Carolina#400101 in 4,089
Missouri#41971 in 5,139
Alabama#44151 in 5,056
Georgia#51771 in 6,312
Arkansas
Delaware
District of Columbia
Idaho
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
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North Dakota
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South Dakota
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West Virginia
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 1986

girls
#4,347
18 births · 1 in 95,308 girls
boys
#204
1,205 births · 1 in 1,528 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #4,347Ivan18

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #204Ivan1,205
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 95,308 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 66.1% of the 12,836 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #4,186Trevor19
  2. #4,186Vaness19
  3. #4,186Yashica19
  4. #4,347Ivan18
  5. #4,347Aaliyah18
  6. #4,347Abigayle18
  7. #4,347Aigner18
  8. #4,539Adelia17
  9. #4,539Adrina17
  10. #4,539Albert17

Tied with 191 names at #4,347; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 9,719Kyrie#10,677#958
  2. 4,778Sable#5,678#900
  3. 2,034Eliana#2,484#450
  4. 1,497Shatara#2,484#987
  5. 1,374Cherrelle#2,253#879
Fallers
  1. 442Violeta#963#1,405
  2. 361Micaela#545#906
  3. 361Tasia#572#933
  4. 324Jo#925#1,249
  5. 306Tammie#987#1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 1,528 of them was named Ivan, which outranked 97.4% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Ivan
  1. #201Bryce1,218
  2. #202Jaime1,214
  3. #203Rafael1,211
  4. #204Ivan1,205
  5. #205Emmanuel1,186
  6. #206Pedro1,167
  7. #207Jerome1,165
Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. 1,279Spenser#2,226#947
  2. 920Jayce#1,614#694
  3. 714Addison#1,228#514
  4. 649Payton#1,614#965
  5. 573Cordell#1,181#608
Fallers
  1. 409Ulises#877#1,286
  2. 365Eliot#934#1,299
  3. 322Jordy#998#1,320
  4. 313Trace#956#1,269
  5. 292Kennith#963#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986