Recorded 1962–2009 Boys' name Peak 2000 81 births

Istvan — boys' name

81 babies named Istvan in U.S. Social Security records since 1962, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s221970s71990s292000s23
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Istvan was born in this single decade.

2000
Single peak year

8 babies were named Istvan in 2000 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Istvan

The Social Security Administration has registered 81 babies named Istvan between 1962 and 2009, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Istvan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2000, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Istvan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Istvan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Istvan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 81 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Istvan at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

81

Since 1962

48 years of records

Peak year

2000

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1962

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2009

Istvan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1962

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2000)
8
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
456789 2009200019971993197019681962 5

Istvan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
29 births that decade — 36% of Istvan's all-time total
1960s221970s71990s292000s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Istvan?
81 babies have been named Istvan since 1962. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2000 with 8 births.
When was Istvan most popular?
Istvan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 2000.
How long has the name Istvan been used?
Istvan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1962, spanning 48 years of data through 2009.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1962–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.