Recorded 1912–2022 Unisex name Peak 1997 1,157 births

Ivon — unisex name

1,157 babies named Ivon in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1997. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s391920s411930s211960s381970s971980s1301990s3852000s3442010s562020s6
1990s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Ivon was born in this single decade.

1997
Single peak year

51 babies were named Ivon in 1997 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ivon

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,157 babies named Ivon between 1912 and 2022, spanning 111 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ivon currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 51 babies received it in a single year. Ivon is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 580 additional births since 1907.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ivon performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 385 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Ivon shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 349 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Illinois. In total, SSA state-level files list Ivon in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ivon 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 1,157 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.

Ivon at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,157

Since 1912

111 years of records

Peak year

1997

51 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1912

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2022

Ivon popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1912

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1997)
51
Annual births at peak — across 111 years of records
0204060 202220081999199019811971193219181912 5

Ivon popularity over time — boys

580 total births recorded since 1907 (Ivon as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 580 births
05101520 202420121997198319661947193219211907 5

Ivon by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
385 births that decade — 33% of Ivon's all-time total
1910s391920s411930s211960s381970s971980s1301990s3852000s3442010s562020s6

Ivon by state

Where Ivon concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Regionally concentrated
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Ivon
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
349 30.2%
#2 Texas
99 8.6%
#3 Illinois
12 1.0%
#4 Florida
6 0.5%
California share of Ivon's total US births 30.2%
Even split

349 of 1,157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ivon?
1,157 babies have been named Ivon since 1912. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1997 with 51 births.
When was Ivon most popular?
Ivon was most popular in the 1990s decade with 385 total births. The single peak year was 1997.
Where is Ivon most popular?
The top states for the name Ivon are California (349 births), Texas (99 births), Illinois (12 births).
Is Ivon a unisex name?
Yes, Ivon is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 1,157 births, and as a boy's name it has 580 births.
How long has the name Ivon been used?
Ivon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 111 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Ivon?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ivory, Ivonne, Ivori, Ivorie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1912–2022 (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.