Iverson

Iverson was the #1,409 boys' name in the US in 2025 (129 babies), and #1,642 in Canada.

Iverson as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Canada
Iverson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaUS
Iverson as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
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 & WalesCanada
2025#1,409 (129)—#1,642 (13)
2024#1,355 (140)—#1,909 (10)
2023#1,408 (130)#4,992 (3)#1,947 (9)
2022#1,551 (115)—#1,061 (21)
2021#1,750 (92)#3,990 (4)#1,478 (13)
2020#1,679 (94)—#2,197 (7)
2019#1,899 (78)—#1,737 (10)
2018#1,920 (77)—#2,403 (6)
2017#1,861 (79)—#2,198 (7)
2016#2,145 (64)——
2015#2,641 (46)——
2014#3,371 (32)—#2,667 (5)
2013#3,582 (29)——
2012#3,625 (29)——
2011#4,659 (20)—#2,330 (6)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,355.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1891.
  • In 2025, 7% of US babies named Iverson were girls.

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
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 12,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Iverson is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 11,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 8,900 to 1 in 13,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Iverson 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: #807MNIllinois: #1,280ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,760NYMassachusetts: 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: #1,829CAUtah: 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: #555ARTennessee: 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: #1,347TXFlorida: #1,191FL
Iverson (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
IversonCanadaBoys#1,64213
IversonEngland & WalesBoys—too few
IversonUSGirls#9,45710
IversonUSBoys#1,409129