Baby Names US
boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Ivar

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #1,384 Trend ↑ Rising 67%
Rank 2025
#1,384
among boys · ↑139 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
133
named Ivar · +15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 12,843
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
133 babies
All-time total
1,468
#4,011 all-time among boys
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Ivar popularity over time

1,468 babies have been named Ivar since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Boys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Boys Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s 5 1 – #1,177
1900s 5 1 0% #1,499
1910s 109 11 +2080% #1,080
1920s 114 11 +5% #2,091
1930s 84 8 -26% #2,046
1940s 33 3 -61% #2,644
1950s 45 5 +36% #3,025
1960s 45 5 0% #2,750
1970s 36 4 -20% #4,143
1980s 10 1 -72% #7,154
1990s 6 1 -40% #8,584
2000s 48 5 +700% #6,920
2010s 260 26 +442% #1,779
2020s (to 2025) 668 111 +328% #1,384

Where Ivar is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 145 0.08 outside top 500
2027 156 0.09 outside top 500
2028 166 0.10 outside top 500
2029 175 0.10 outside top 500
2030 183 0.11 outside top 500

Where Ivar is most popular

Boys named Ivar per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Ivar born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Wisconsin 10 0.084 +24%
Pennsylvania 22 0.083 +21%
California 69 0.075 +11%
Texas 64 0.073 +7%
Minnesota 7 0.057 -16%
Florida 27 0.057 -16%
Utah 5 0.052 -23%
Arizona 7 0.043 -37%
New York 17 0.039 -42%
North Carolina 10 0.039 -43%
Michigan 8 0.039 -43%
Massachusetts 5 0.036 -47%
Ohio 7 0.026 -61%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Ivar

Ivar is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #1,384 in 2025 with 133 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 1,468 American babies have been named Ivar. Its peak came in 2025, when 133 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Ivar stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Ivar?

The median living Ivar is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 8. An estimated 1,100 people named Ivar are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Ivar year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Boys Boys rank
2025 133 #1,384
2024 116 #1,523
2023 126 #1,442
2022 121 #1,500
2021 93 #1,741
2020 79 #1,881
2019 87 #1,779
2018 67 #2,108
2017 48 #2,611
2016 14 #6,156
2015 10 #7,708
2014 11 #7,236
2013 12 #6,764
2012 – –
2011 6 #11,390
2010 5 #13,013
2009 8 #9,312
2008 10 #7,916
2007 – –
2006 8 #9,045
2005 – –
2004 – –
2003 10 #6,920
2002 5 #11,360
2001 – –
2000 7 #8,551
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 6 #4,461
1965 7 #3,384
1960 5 #4,299
1955 8 #3,080
1950 6 #3,484
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 8 #2,815
1930 11 #2,521
1925 13 #2,366
1920 16 #2,091
1915 15 #1,923
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Famous people named Ivar

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Ivar the Boneless Viking leader (died 873) 900–873 · Medieval
  2. 2 Ivar Kreuger Ivar Kreuger Swedish civil engineer, financier, entrepreneur and industrialist (1880–1932) 19th century
  3. 3 Ivar Giaever Ivar Giaever Norwegian–American physicist (1929–2025) Contemporary
  4. 4 Ivar Aasen Ivar Aasen Norwegian philologist and lexicographer (1813–1896) 19th century
  5. 5 Ivar Jacobson Ivar Jacobson Swedish computer scientist and software engineer b. 1939 · Contemporary
  6. 6 Ivar Ballangrud Ivar Ballangrud Norwegian speed skater 1904–1969 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Ivar Johansson Ivar Johansson Swedish wrestler (1903–1979) Contemporary
  8. 8 Ivar Lo-Johansson Ivar Lo-Johansson Swedish writer 1901–1990 · Contemporary
  9. 9 Ivar Lykke Ivar Lykke Norwegian politician (1872–1949) 19th century
  10. 10 Ivar Formo Ivar Formo Norwegian orienteer (1951–2006) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Ivar, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Ivar?

The median living Ivar is about 4 years old. Half of all living Ivars are between 2 and 8 years old.

How many people named Ivar are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Ivar are alive in the United States, based on 1,468 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Ivar in 2025?

Ivar ranked #1,384 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 133 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Ivar?

1,468 babies have been named Ivar in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Ivar most popular?

Ivar peaked in 2025, when 133 newborns received the name.

Is Ivar a boy or girl name?

Ivar is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Ivar rising or falling?

Ivar is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Ivar become more popular?

Ivar is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 183 boys named Ivar in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Ivar?

Well-known people named Ivar include Ivar the Boneless (politician), Ivar Kreuger (businessperson), Ivar Giaever (physicist).

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