US rank #5234 Boys' name Peak 1922 837 births

Ivo — #5234 US boys' name

837 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.

1890s51900s51910s961920s1241930s751940s261950s281960s471970s491980s311990s592000s942010s1212020s77
#5234
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 63% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

15% of everyone ever named Ivo was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

19 babies were named Ivo in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ivo

The Social Security Administration has registered 837 babies named Ivo between 1894 and 2024, spanning 131 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ivo currently holds the #5234 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ivo performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 124 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Ivo shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Ivo in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ivo 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 837 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.

Ivo at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

837

Since 1894

131 years of records

Peak year

1922

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#5,234

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1894

Recorded for 131 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ivo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1894

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
19
Annual births at peak — across 131 years of records
05101520 202420121998198119611939192619141894 5

Ivo popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1918 (Ivo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1918 5

Ivo by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
124 births that decade — 15% of Ivo's all-time total
1890s51900s51910s961920s1241930s751940s261950s281960s471970s491980s311990s592000s942010s1212020s77

Ivo by state

Where Ivo concentrates geographically — total births since 1894

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Ivo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 1.2%
#2 Ohio
5 0.6%
California share of Ivo's total US births 1.2%
Even split

10 of 837 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ivo?
837 babies have been named Ivo since 1894. It currently ranks #5234 among boys. The peak year was 1922 with 19 births.
When was Ivo most popular?
Ivo was most popular in the 1920s decade with 124 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Ivo most popular?
The top states for the name Ivo are California (10 births), Ohio (5 births).
How long has the name Ivo been used?
Ivo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 131 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ivo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ivory, Ivor, Ivon, Ivonne, and 1 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1894–2024 (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.