Girls' name · since 1999
Ieva
53 babies named Ieva in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #34,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
53 girls have been named Ieva since 1999, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Ieva has 53 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2014.
- #34,325 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1999
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ieva ranks #34,325 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1999, peaking in the 2000s.
- #34,325 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1999
- 2000s
- peak decade
Ieva's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Ieva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ieva's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1999, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ieva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2014
- Peak year (2008)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Ieva by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (42 births, 79% of the file).
2000s was Ieva's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.
Ieva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 6
2010s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 42 births (79% of all-time use).
Ieva by state
Where Ieva concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 15 | 28.3% |
15 of 53 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ieva's data
- Ieva's decade-level peak was the 2000s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Ievas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Ieva
Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ieva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~15 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1999–2014 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Ieva draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.