Girls' name · since 1880
Ivah
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 908 babies named Ivah, peaking in 1895. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 908
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Ivah currently ranks #10929 among girls' names in America, with 908 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Ivah recorded 908 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #10929 nationally today, ahead of 37% of girls, peaking in the 1890s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #8,031 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,929 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 908 born since 1880
- 1890s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivah ranks #8,031 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,929 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 908 born since 1880, peaking in the 1890s.
- #8,031 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,929 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 908
- born since 1880
- 1890s
- peak decade
Ivah's 908 recorded births place it above 88.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Michigan.
How Ivah compares
908 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Ivah's all-time total is 141% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ivah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 908 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Ivah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ivah splits its recorded history at 1917: 44% of all births land in the more recent half, 56% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1895 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ivah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1895)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Ivah by decade
1890s is the heaviest window (174 births, 19% of the file).
1890s was Ivah's strongest decade.
174 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 19% of all-time use.
Ivah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
101 births
- 1890s
1890s
174 births
- 1900s
1900s
122 births
- 1910s
1910s
174 births
- 1920s
1920s
141 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s 21
1940s
21 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 52
2010s
52 births
- 2020s 43
2020s
43 births
What this shows Peak: 1890s at 174 births (19% of all-time use).
How Ivah 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 Ivah's total volume
Ivah by state
Where Ivah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
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What to do with Ivah's data
- Ivah's decade-level peak was the 1890s (174 total births); usage has since declined to 43 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Michigan records the most Ivahs (29 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Michigan 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 Ivah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1895)
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 Ivah 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.