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.

#18,158 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1919
2020s
peak decade

89 boys have been named Ives since 1919, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Ives has 89 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, 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.

  • #18,158 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 89 born since 1919
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ives ranks #18,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 89 born since 1919, peaking in the 2020s.

#18,158 of 45,481
all-time among boys
89
born since 1919
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Ives's 89 recorded births place it above 59.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

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 popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2020)
8
Annual births at peak, across 106 years of records
456789 19191984201020152018202020222024 5

Ives by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (35 births, 39% of the file).

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

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 35 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ives? ▼
89 babies have been named Ives since 1919. All-time, it sits at #18,158 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2020 with 8 births.
Where does Ives sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ives ranks #18,158 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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
#1413 2,138 births
Ivey Boy
1,803 births
Iver Boy
#2168 1,687 births
Iven Boy
#7723 1,134 births
Ivery Boy
797 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Ives: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1919–2024 (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 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 August 2026.