Boys' name · since 1950
Ihor
Ihor has 164 recorded births since 1950 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1953 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ihor sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 164 recorded since 1950.
Ihor has 164 recorded births among boys since 1950, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1950 to 1967.
- #14,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 164 born since 1950
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ihor ranks #14,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 164 born since 1950, peaking in the 1950s.
- #14,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 164
- born since 1950
- 1950s
- peak decade
Ihor's 164 recorded births place it above 68.8% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Ihor's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ihor's full recorded timeline at 1958, 40% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 60% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1962, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1953 peak of 16 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ihor popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1950–1967
- Peak year (1953)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Ihor by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (118 births, 72% of the file).
1950s was Ihor's strongest decade.
118 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Ihor births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
118 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 118 births (72% of all-time use).
Ihor by state
Where Ihor concentrates geographically, total births since 1950
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25 | 15.2% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 3.0% |
25 of 164 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ihor's data
- Ihor's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (118 total births) through the 1960s (46) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Ihors (25 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ihor: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~17 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, 1950–1967 (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 Ihor 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.