Girls' name · since 1920
Ivalou
47 babies named Ivalou in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #35,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ivalou sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 47 recorded since 1920.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivalou has been recorded 47 times among girls since 1920, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1920 to 1936.
- #35,688 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 47 born since 1920
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivalou ranks #35,688 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 47 born since 1920, peaking in the 1920s.
- #35,688 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 47
- born since 1920
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ivalou's 47 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Ivalou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ivalou's full recorded timeline at 1926, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1924, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ivalou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1936
- Peak year (1926)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Ivalou by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (42 births, 89% of the file).
1920s was Ivalou's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 89% of all-time use.
Ivalou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
42 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 42 births (89% of all-time use).
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- Ivalou's decade-level peak was the 1920s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Ivalou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1920–1936 (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 Ivalou 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.