Ivar
Ivar was the 1384th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 133 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 1080th; the most babies were born in 2025 (133). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,324 places. More babies were named Ivar in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,384 boys, up 497 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 133boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,468babies recorded
Ivar popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,384 | 133 |
| 2020 | #1,881 | 79 |
| 2010 | #13,013 | 5 |
| 2000 | #8,551 | 7 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #4,461 | 6 |
| 1960 | #4,299 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,484 | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,521 | 11 |
| 1920 | #2,091 | 16 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Ivar, counting every spelling?
Ivar is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,321 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,384 for Ivar on its own. Together these spellings went to 133 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivar | 133 | #1,384 | 589 |
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 Ivar?
133 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Ivar (0.04 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Ivar 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 63 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Ivar.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Ivar?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Ivar are alive today, with a median age of 5; half are between 3 and 9. That makes Ivar 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.
Ivar by state
How common Ivar was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 38 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 Ivar: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Ivar, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Ivar
How popular is the name Ivar?
Ivar was the 1384th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 133 babies. Its best year was 1911, when it ranked 1080th; the most babies were born in 2025 (133). Over the last ten years it has moved up 6,324 places. More babies were named Ivar in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Ivar a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Ivar in the US.
Where is Ivar most popular?
In 2021–2025, Ivar was most common in Wisconsin (0.08 per 1,000 boys), followed by Pennsylvania and California.