Boys' name · since 1896
Ivar
Ivar has 1,468 recorded births since 1896 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,383 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,468
- born since 1896
- 2020s
- peak decade
1,468 babies have been named Ivar since 1896, making it today's #1383 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivar has been recorded 1,468 times among boys since 1896, currently ranked #1383 nationally and more common than 90% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1896 to 2025.
- #4,011 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,383 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,468 born since 1896
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivar ranks #4,011 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,383 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,468 born since 1896, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,011 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,383 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,468
- born since 1896
- 2020s
- peak decade
Ivar's 1,468 recorded births place it above 91.17% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Ivar compares
1,468 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Ivar's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ivar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,468 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 133 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ivar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ivar's full recorded timeline at 1954, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1896, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2025 peak of 133 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ivar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1896–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 133
- Annual births at peak, across 130 years of records
Ivar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (668 births, 46% of the file).
2020s was Ivar's strongest decade.
668 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Ivar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 109
1910s
109 births
- 1920s 114
1920s
114 births
- 1930s 84
1930s
84 births
- 1940s 33
1940s
33 births
- 1950s 45
1950s
45 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 36
1970s
36 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 48
2000s
48 births
- 2010s 260
2010s
260 births
- 2020s
2020s
668 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 668 births (46% of all-time use).
How Ivar compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ivar's total volume
Ivar by state
Where Ivar concentrates geographically, total births since 1896
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 102 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 88 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Florida | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 27 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 22 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 18 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 10 | 0.7% |
102 of 1,468 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Ivar appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Ivars (102 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Ivar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~129 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, 1896–2025 (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 Ivar 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.