NameTides

Ivan

Ivan was the #162 boys' name in the US in 2025 (2,240 babies), and #283 in England & Wales and #303 in Canada.

Ivan as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ivan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020USCanadaNorthern IrelandEngland & WalesScotlandIreland
Ivan as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#162 (2,240)#283 (159)#316 (11)#314 (5)#348 (11)#303 (110)
2024#153 (2,354)#274 (167)#268 (15)—#327 (12)#263 (123)
2023#153 (2,390)#304 (146)#341 (10)#348 (4)#362 (10)#307 (102)
2022#159 (2,363)#248 (190)#217 (19)#285 (6)#329 (13)#287 (111)
2021#168 (2,291)#284 (164)#273 (15)—#296 (15)#263 (131)
2020#153 (2,442)#275 (172)#261 (15)—#250 (19)#273 (122)
2019#140 (2,690)#317 (149)#394 (8)—#335 (12)#256 (137)
2018#133 (2,911)#298 (163)#433 (7)#283 (6)#350 (11)#260 (135)
2017#135 (3,048)#299 (167)#264 (17)#363 (4)#230 (24)#223 (164)
2016#131 (3,161)#291 (171)#442 (7)#421 (3)#313 (14)#236 (156)
2015#137 (3,047)#290 (163)#337 (10)—#280 (16)#279 (124)
2014#132 (3,079)#345 (128)#587 (4)—#259 (19)#242 (148)
2013#138 (2,859)#342 (121)#590 (4)—#352 (11)#233 (151)
2012#113 (3,233)#354 (124)#337 (10)#273 (6)#354 (11)#260 (131)
2011#128 (3,114)#323 (137)#386 (8)—#210 (27)#232 (147)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2004 at #117.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 760 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

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

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 760common
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 1,800uncommon
Northern IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 1,700uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 2,200uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 1,400uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Ivan is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 740 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 700 to 1 in 790.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ivan by state, 2025Alaska: #165AKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: #165WIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #147WAIdaho: #113IDMontana: #227MTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #225MNIllinois: #186ILMichigan: #217MINew York: #272NYMassachusetts: #298MAOregon: #94ORNevada: #128NVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: #171SDIowa: #200IAIndiana: #203INOhio: #192OHPennsylvania: #222PANew Jersey: #251NJConnecticut: #361CTRhode Island: #200RICalifornia: #85CAUtah: #233UTColorado: #165CONebraska: #179NEMissouri: #281MOKentucky: #269KYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #289VAMaryland: #200MDDelaware: #168DEArizona: #65AZNew Mexico: #193NMKansas: #142KSArkansas: #165ARTennessee: #211TNNorth Carolina: #181NCSouth Carolina: #287SCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #153OKLouisiana: #531LAMississippi: #259MSAlabama: #238ALGeorgia: #258GAHawaii: #104HITexas: #103TXFlorida: #196FL
Ivan (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#28348
Quebec2025#6236

Ivan (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

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

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
IvanCanadaBoys#303110
IvanEngland & WalesBoys#283159
IvanIrelandBoys#34811
IvanNorthern IrelandBoys#3145
IvanScotlandBoys#31611
IvanUSGirls—too few
IvanUSBoys#1622,240