Boys' name · since 1894
Ivo
849 babies named Ivo in U.S. Social Security records since 1894, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ivo currently ranks #7207 among boys' names in America, with 849 babies recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivo has been recorded 849 times among boys since 1894, currently ranked #7207 nationally and more common than 48% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #5,702 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,207 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 849 born since 1894
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivo ranks #5,702 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,207 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 849 born since 1894, peaking in the 1920s.
- #5,702 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,207 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 849
- born since 1894
- 1920s
- peak decade
Ivo's 849 recorded births place it above 87.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Ivo compares
849 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 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
Ivo's all-time total is 130% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Ivo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 849 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 19 | 34 | 22,252 |
Ivo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Ivo splits its recorded history at 1969: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1894 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 19 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Ivo popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Ivo popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1918 (Ivo as girls' name)
Ivo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (124 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Ivo's strongest decade.
124 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Ivo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
96 births
- 1920s
1920s
124 births
- 1930s
1930s
75 births
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s 28
1950s
28 births
- 1960s 47
1960s
47 births
- 1970s 49
1970s
49 births
- 1980s 31
1980s
31 births
- 1990s
1990s
59 births
- 2000s
2000s
94 births
- 2010s
2010s
121 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 124 births (15% of all-time use).
How Ivo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Ivo's total volume
Ivo by state
Where Ivo concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 849 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Ivo's data
- Ivo's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (124 total births) through the 2020s (89) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Ivos (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Ivo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~131 yrs)
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, 1894–2025 (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 Ivo 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.