Ivaan
Ivaan was the 1030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 215 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1000th with 223 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,236 places. More babies were named Ivaan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Ivan) God is gracious (Slavic form of John) · Russian, Slavic, Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #1,030 boys, up 281 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 215boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2022223 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,592babies recorded
What does the name Ivaan mean?
Ivaan is a spelling of Ivan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Ivan's meaning and origin.
Ivan is the Russian and wider Slavic form of John. Wikipedia traces it through Greek Ioannes to Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracious', and DMNES glosses the Hebrew 'graced by God'. Ivan is strongly associated with Russia, Ukraine and the Balkan countries. Wiktionary notes that English speakers say it EYE-vuhn, while the Slavic pronunciation is ee-VAHN, and that a rare Welsh Ivan is a variant of Evan.
Иван (Russian, “Ivan”)יוֹחָנָן (Biblical Hebrew, “Yochanan, God is gracious”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: John, Evan, Iván, Ivana, Vanya, Juan.
See also: Hebrew names, names that mean God, names that mean grace.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Ivan', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Ivan', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'John', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Ivaan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,030 | 215 |
| 2020 | #1,311 | 138 |
| 2010 | #11,276 | 6 |
| 2000 | — | — |
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How popular is Ivaan, counting every spelling?
Ivaan is a spelling of Ivan, a name family that ranked #158 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,030 for Ivaan on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,477 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan | 2,240 | #163 | 11,638 |
| Ivaan | 215 | #1,030 | 1,003 |
| Iven | 10 | #7,883 | 80 |
| Ivin | 7 | #10,086 | 44 |
| Ivann | 5 | #12,763 | 31 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Ivaan?
215 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ivaan (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ivaan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 39 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ivaan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ivaan?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Ivaan are alive today, with a median age of 4; half are between 2 and 7. That makes Ivaan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Ivaan by state
How common Ivaan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.5×), Washington (3.5×), Massachusetts (1.7×), Illinois (1.6×), California (1.6×). In 33 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Ivaan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ivaan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ivaan
What does Ivaan mean?
Ivaan is a spelling of Ivan, which means “God is gracious (Slavic form of John)” (Russian, Slavic, Hebrew origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Ivaan?
Ivaan was the 1030th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 215 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 1000th with 223 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,236 places. More babies were named Ivaan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ivaan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ivaan in the US.
Where is Ivaan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ivaan was most common in New Jersey (0.41 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Massachusetts.