NameTides

Iva

Iva was the #1,733 girls' name in the US in 2025 (117 babies), and #2,788 in England & Wales and #1,495 in Canada.

Iva as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Iva as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.518801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUSEngland & Wales
Iva as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.631.251.882.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#1,733 (117)#2,788 (9)——#1,495 (16)
2024#2,178 (87)#1,819 (16)#790 (3)—#2,445 (8)
2023#2,002 (98)#1,959 (14)——#2,027 (10)
2022#1,793 (114)#3,149 (7)—#905 (3)#2,133 (9)
2021#1,667 (125)#2,499 (10)——#1,681 (13)
2020#1,860 (104)#3,899 (5)—#834 (3)#1,877 (11)
2019#1,913 (104)#1,940 (14)——#1,533 (15)
2018#1,852 (109)#2,340 (11)——#1,440 (16)
2017#1,779 (117)#2,706 (9)——#1,784 (12)
2016#1,693 (126)#2,233 (12)——#1,600 (14)
2015#1,972 (101)#2,705 (9)——#1,757 (12)
2014#2,049 (95)#3,160 (7)——#1,901 (11)
2013#2,326 (79)#2,887 (8)——#2,595 (7)
2012#2,866 (60)#4,838 (4)——#2,601 (7)
2011#2,909 (59)#4,049 (5)——#3,310 (5)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1897 at #114.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 1985, 86% of US babies named Iva were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 28,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 9,300uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Iva is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 17,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 12,000 to 1 in 22,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Iva by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: #1,210MINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #743OHPennsylvania: #1,392PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,276CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #819ALGeorgia: #1,075GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,921TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Iva (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IvaCanadaGirls#1,49516
IvaEngland & WalesGirls#2,7889
IvaIrelandGirls—too few
IvaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
IvaScotlandGirls—too few
IvaUSGirls#1,733117
IvaUSBoys—too few