Recorded 1954–1966 Boys' name Peak 1954 28 births

Ivars — boys' name

28 babies named Ivars in U.S. Social Security records since 1954, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s12
1950s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Ivars was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

11 babies were named Ivars in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ivars

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Ivars between 1954 and 1966, spanning 13 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ivars currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1966. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ivars performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ivars shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ivars in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ivars at a glance

Last recorded 1966

Total births

28

Since 1954

13 years of records

Peak year

1954

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1966

Active since

1954

Recorded for 13 years

Last year on file: 1966

Ivars popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–1954

Last recorded 1966
Peak year (1954)
11
Annual births at peak — across 13 years of records
4681012 1966196319591954 11

Ivars by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
16 births that decade — 57% of Ivars's all-time total
1950s161960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ivars?
28 babies have been named Ivars since 1954. It was last recorded in 1966. The peak year was 1954 with 11 births.
When was Ivars most popular?
Ivars was most popular in the 1950s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Ivars been used?
Ivars has been recorded in Social Security data since 1954, spanning 13 years of data through 1966.
What names are similar to Ivars?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ivan, Ivaan, Ivar, Iva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1954–1966 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.