NameTides

Iver

Iver was the #2,167 boys' name in the US in 2025 (66 babies), and #2,664 in England & Wales and #1,083 in Canada.

Iver as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Iver as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Iver as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,167 (66)#2,664 (8)#762 (3)#1,083 (23)
2024#2,190 (66)#1,517 (17)#478 (6)#1,205 (19)
2023#1,928 (81)#1,701 (14)—#1,115 (20)
2022#2,191 (66)#1,366 (19)#522 (5)#894 (27)
2021#2,109 (68)#1,688 (14)#477 (6)#946 (25)
2020#3,136 (36)#2,404 (8)—#1,176 (18)
2019#2,228 (62)#1,986 (11)—#1,152 (18)
2018#2,083 (68)#2,693 (7)—#1,175 (17)
2017#2,715 (45)#3,449 (5)—#1,008 (22)
2016#2,587 (48)#3,079 (6)—#1,000 (22)
2015#3,365 (33)——#1,007 (21)
2014#2,885 (40)——#1,062 (19)
2013#3,405 (31)#4,685 (3)—#2,606 (5)
2012#4,003 (25)——#2,368 (6)
2011#5,200 (17)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1909 at #951.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1884.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.
  • In 2023, 6% of US babies named Iver were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 34,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 6,500uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 6,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Iver is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 20,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Iver 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: #586MNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,203CAUtah: 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: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Iver (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
IverCanadaBoys#1,08323
IverEngland & WalesBoys#2,6648
IverScotlandBoys#7623
IverUSGirls—too few
IverUSBoys#2,16766