Unisex name · since 1912
Ivon
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 1,156 babies named Ivon, peaking in 1997. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,156
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ivon is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,156 have been recorded since 1912.
Social Security Administration records show Ivon recorded 1,156 times among girls since 1912, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2022.
- #6,796 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,156 born since 1912
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Ivon ranks #6,796 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,156 born since 1912, peaking in the 1990s.
- #6,796 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,156
- born since 1912
- 1990s
- peak decade
Ivon's 1,156 recorded births place it above 90.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
Ivon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Ivon's full recorded timeline at 1984, 75% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 25% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1912, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1997 peak of 51 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Ivon popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2022
- Peak year (1997)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Ivon popularity over time - boys
580 total births recorded since 1907 (Ivon as boys' name)
Ivon by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (384 births, 33% of the file).
1990s was Ivon's strongest decade.
384 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Ivon births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 39
1910s
39 births
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 21
1930s
21 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 97
1970s
97 births
- 1980s 130
1980s
130 births
- 1990s
1990s
384 births
- 2000s
2000s
344 births
- 2010s 56
2010s
56 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 384 births (33% of all-time use).
How Ivon compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Ivon's total volume
Ivon by state
Where Ivon concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 348 | 30.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 99 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 12 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 6 | 0.5% |
348 of 1,156 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Ivon's data
- Ivon's decade-level peak was the 1990s (384 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Ivons (348 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 Ivon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1997)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1912–2022 (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 Ivon 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.