NameTides

Ivar

Ivar was the #1,382 boys' name in the US in 2025 (133 babies), and #639 in England & Wales and #1,718 in Canada.

Ivar as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Ivar as a boy’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.00.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandEngland & WalesUSCanada
Ivar as a boy’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.00.250.50.7511880192019602000
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#1,382 (133)#639 (57)#333 (10)—#1,718 (12)
2024#1,521 (116)#648 (58)#478 (6)—#1,654 (12)
2023#1,440 (126)#544 (70)#278 (13)—#1,687 (11)
2022#1,496 (121)#509 (77)#325 (11)#657 (4)#1,027 (22)
2021#1,740 (93)#503 (78)#437 (7)—#1,406 (14)
2020#1,872 (79)#699 (48)#476 (6)—#1,708 (10)
2019#1,777 (87)#731 (45)#394 (8)—#1,998 (8)
2018#2,101 (67)#932 (31)#472 (6)—#1,983 (8)
2017#2,597 (48)#1,124 (25)#602 (4)—#2,198 (7)
2016#6,053 (14)#3,079 (6)———
2015#7,491 (10)————
2014#7,048 (11)————
2013#6,603 (12)————
2011#10,808 (6)————
2010#12,231 (5)————

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #1,382.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1896.

How common is it?

about 1 in 13,000 baby boys 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
USBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 4,800uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 2,000uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 13,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Ivar is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 12,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 9,600 to 1 in 15,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Ivar 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: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,119NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,015OHPennsylvania: #1,094PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,241CAUtah: 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: #781AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,277NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,294TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Ivar (boys) 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
IvarCanadaBoys#1,71812
IvarEngland & WalesBoys#63957
IvarIrelandBoys—too few
IvarNorthern IrelandBoys—too few
IvarScotlandBoys#33310
IvarUSBoys#1,382133