Girls' name · since 1880
Iva
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 38,397 babies named Iva, peaking in 1918. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,397
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
38,397 babies have been named Iva since 1880, making it today's #1733 girls' name.
Iva has 38,397 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1733 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #708 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,733 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 38,397 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Iva ranks #708 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,733 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 38,397 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #708 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,733 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 38,397
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Iva's 38,397 recorded births place it above 99.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Iva compares
38,397 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Iva's all-time total is 102x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Iva | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 38,397 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 889 | 21 | 19,840 |
Iva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Iva's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 14% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 86%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1984, with only 24 births recorded -- set against the 1918 peak of 889, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Iva popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 889
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Iva popularity over time - boys
564 total births recorded since 1883 (Iva as boys' name)
Iva by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (7,364 births, 19% of the file).
1920s was Iva's strongest decade.
7,364 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Iva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 2,108
1880s
2,108 births
- 1890s
1890s
4,103 births
- 1900s
1900s
4,212 births
- 1910s
1910s
6,875 births
- 1920s
1920s
7,364 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,793 births
- 1940s 2,807
1940s
2,807 births
- 1950s 1,900
1950s
1,900 births
- 1960s 979
1960s
979 births
- 1970s 576
1970s
576 births
- 1980s 368
1980s
368 births
- 1990s 308
1990s
308 births
- 2000s 449
2000s
449 births
- 2010s 910
2010s
910 births
- 2020s 645
2020s
645 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 7,364 births (19% of all-time use).
How Iva compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Iva's total volume
Iva by state
Where Iva concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,246 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 1,602 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 1,446 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Oklahoma | | 1,387 | 3.6% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,195 | 3.1% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 1,144 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Arkansas | | 1,104 | 2.9% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 1,089 | 2.8% |
2,246 of 38,397 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Iva appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Iva's data
- Iva's decade-level peak was the 1920s (7,364 total births); usage has since declined to 645 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Ivas (2,246 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Iva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Iva 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.