Ivar vs Ivan

Side-by-side comparison of Ivar and Ivan — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Ivar

Boy name · Rank #1520

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Name B

Ivan

Boy name · Rank #153

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Metric Ivar Ivan
Current Rank #1520 #153
Total Births (all years) 1,334 147,869
Peak Year 2023 2004
Peak Year Births 126 3,462
Peak Decade 2020ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1896 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Ivar Ivan
1880ss — 292
1890ss 5 571
1900ss 5 829
1910ss 109 4,932
1920ss 114 7,628
1930ss 84 5,777
1940ss 33 4,880
1950ss 45 5,335
1960ss 45 6,349
1970ss 36 7,019
1980ss 10 11,296
1990ss 6 20,514
2000ss 48 30,715
2010ss 259 29,911
2020ss 535 11,821

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Ivar Ivan
2014 11 3,079
2015 10 3,047
2016 14 3,160
2017 48 3,048
2018 67 2,910
2019 87 2,690
2020 79 2,440
2021 93 2,291
2022 121 2,363
2023 126 2,387
2024 116 2,340

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1896–2024.

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