Ives — #12470 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Ives

The Social Security Administration has registered 89 babies named Ives between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ives currently holds the #12470 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ives performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 35 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Ives shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ives 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 89 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.