Unisex name · since 1911
Ival
Ival has 297 recorded births since 1911 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1939 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 297
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ival sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 297 recorded since 1911.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ival has been recorded 297 times among boys since 1911, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1950.
- #10,645 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 297 born since 1911
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ival ranks #10,645 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 297 born since 1911, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,645 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 297
- born since 1911
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ival's 297 recorded births place it above 76.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Iowa.
Ival's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ival's SSA record in two at 1928 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1929, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1939 peak of 17, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ival popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1950
- Peak year (1939)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Ival popularity over time - girls
127 total births recorded since 1912 (Ival as girls' name)
Ival by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (91 births, 31% of the file).
1920s was Ival's strongest decade.
91 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Ival births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
77 births
- 1920s
1920s
91 births
- 1930s
1930s
80 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 91 births (31% of all-time use).
Ival by state
Where Ival concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Iowa | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 297 births nationwide.
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What to do with Ival's data
- Ival's decade-level peak was the 1920s (91 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Iowa records the most Ivals (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Iowa names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Ival: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~39 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, 1911–1950 (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 Ival 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.