US rank #1351 Boys' name Peak 2024 2,008 births

Iverson — #1351 US boys' name

2,008 babies named Iverson in U.S. Social Security records since 1891, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111910s691920s851930s171940s451950s331960s201970s201980s51990s622000s5772010s4942020s570
#1351
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 91% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Iverson was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

140 babies were named Iverson in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Iverson

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,008 babies named Iverson between 1891 and 2024, spanning 134 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Iverson currently holds the #1351 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 140 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Iverson performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 577 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Iverson shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 139 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Iverson in 20 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Iverson 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 2,008 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.

Iverson at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,008

Since 1891

134 years of records

Peak year

2024

140 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#1,351

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1891

Recorded for 134 years

Last year on file: 2024

Iverson popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1891

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
140
Annual births at peak — across 134 years of records
-50050100150 202420152006199719621942192619171891 6

Iverson popularity over time — girls

93 total births recorded since 2008 (Iverson as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 93 births
05101520 202420232022202120202017201620132008 5

Iverson by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
577 births that decade — 29% of Iverson's all-time total
1890s111910s691920s851930s171940s451950s331960s201970s201980s51990s622000s5772010s4942020s570

Iverson by state

Where Iverson concentrates geographically — total births since 1891

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Iverson
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
139 6.9%
#2 Texas
108 5.4%
#3 New York
87 4.3%
#4 Florida
72 3.6%
#5 North Carolina
25 1.2%
#6 Georgia
21 1.0%
#7 Pennsylvania
16 0.8%
#8 Arizona
11 0.5%
California share of Iverson's total US births 6.9%
Even split

139 of 2,008 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 20 reporting states.

Iverson appears in 20 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Iverson?
2,008 babies have been named Iverson since 1891. It currently ranks #1351 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 140 births.
When was Iverson most popular?
Iverson was most popular in the 2000s decade with 577 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Iverson most popular?
The top states for the name Iverson are California (139 births), Texas (108 births), New York (87 births).
How long has the name Iverson been used?
Iverson has been recorded in Social Security data since 1891, spanning 134 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Iverson?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ivey, Iver, Iven, Ivery, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1891–2024 (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.