Total births
89
Boys' name · since 1919
Ives
89 babies named Ives in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12517
- among boys today
- 89
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Ives currently ranks #12517 among boys' names in America, with 89 babies recorded since 1919.
Ives has 89 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12517 as of the latest data, more common than 12% of boys, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2024.
- #12517 among boys today
- 89 born since 1919
- 2020s peak decade
- 12% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Ives is currently the #12517 boys' name in America, more common than 12% of boys - 89 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12517
- among boys today
- 89
- born since 1919
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 12%
- more common than other boys
Ives vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#12517
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 12% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
39% of everyone ever named Ives was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
8 babies were named Ives in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
How Ives compares
89 24th percentile among 14,294 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
Ives's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ives | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 89 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 23 | 22,252 |
Ives's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Ives's SSA record in two at 2016 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Ives at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2020
Current rank
#12,517
Active since
1919
Ives popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024
- Peak year (2020)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
Ives by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Ives's strongest decade.
35 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Ives births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (39% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Ives? ▼
89 babies have been named Ives since 1919. It currently ranks #12517 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
When was Ives most popular? ▼
Ives was most popular in the 2020s decade with 35 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
How long has the name Ives been used? ▼
Records for Ives go back to 1919, giving 106 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Ives? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Iverson, Ivey, Iver, Iven, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Ives
Nearby Names Like Ives
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Ives
Iverson Boy
#1355 2,138 births
Ivey Boy
1,803 births
Iver Boy
#2190 1,687 births
Iven Boy
#5679 1,134 births
Ivery Boy
797 births
Compare Ives side by side: Ives vs Iverson Ives vs Ivey Ives vs Iver
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1919–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Ives: #12517 Boys' Name - 89 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/ives. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Ives 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 June 2026.