Ivan Boy
How popular is Ivan?
#162 boy name in 2025
2,240 baby boys were named Ivan in the US in 2025, making it the 162nd most popular boy name.
Ivan popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #162 for boys (▼ 9 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 2,240 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-26% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #137 in 2015, #153 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2004 (3,462 boys) |
| Highest rank | #113 in 2012 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Ivan counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Ivan family of names ranked #177 for boys in 2025 (#168 the year before), with 2,262 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan | 2,240 | 99% |
| Iven | 10 | 0% |
| Ivin | 7 | 0% |
| Ivann | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Ivan is most popular
Babies named Ivan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Arizona: 3.0 per 1,000 (486 boys)
- New Mexico: 2.8 per 1,000 (93 boys)
- Nevada: 2.8 per 1,000 (158 boys)
- California: 2.8 per 1,000 (2,518 boys)
- Texas: 2.2 per 1,000 (1,950 boys)
Ivan by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 292 | #237 |
| 1890s | 571 | #189 |
| 1900s | 829 | #196 |
| 1910s | 4,932 | #165 |
| 1920s | 7,628 | #176 |
| 1930s | 5,777 | #201 |
| 1940s | 4,880 | #230 |
| 1950s | 5,333 | #295 |
| 1960s | 6,353 | #295 |
| 1970s | 7,018 | #254 |
| 1980s | 11,296 | #190 |
| 1990s | 20,516 | #148 |
| 2000s | 30,718 | #117 |
| 2010s | 29,914 | #113 |
| 2020s | 14,080 | #153 |
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Questions
- Is Ivan a boy or girl name?
- Ivan is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Ivan were boys.
- How popular is the name Ivan?
- 2,240 baby boys were named Ivan in the US in 2025, making it the 162nd most popular boy name.
- When was Ivan most popular?
- Ivan peaked in 2004, when 3,462 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #113 in 2012.
- How many people are named Ivan?
- 150,787 babies have been named Ivan in the US since 1880. We estimate about 123,864 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 22.
- Where is Ivan most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Ivan was most common in Arizona, at 3.0 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.