Ivan
Boy · EYE-van · Hebrew
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Ivan is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God is gracious”. In 2025 it ranked 289th for boys in the UK (175 babies) and 162nd for boys in the US (2,240 babies).
What does Ivan mean?
Hebrew: Slavic form of John
“God is gracious”
Ivan the Terrible became the first ruler of Russia to be crowned tsar, in 1547.
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- EYE-van
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Is Ivan a girl's or a boy's name?
Ivan is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 175 boys in the UK and 2,240 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ivan in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #289among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 175about 1 in 1,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 175 boys in the UK were named Ivan, making it the 289th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 275th. Its busiest year was 2022, with 215 boys.
Half of all the boys named Ivan in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 283rd in England and Wales, 316th in Scotland and 314th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1924 (#97), 1934 (#91) and 1944 (#91).
Ivan in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 175 | #289 |
| 2024 | 182 | #284 |
| 2023 | 160 | #314 |
| 2022 | 215 | #246 |
| 2021 | 179 | #289 |
| 2020 | 187 | #275 |
| 2019 | 157 | #333 |
| 2018 | 176 | #307 |
| 2017 | 188 | #304 |
| 2016 | 181 | #313 |
| 2015 | 173 | #311 |
| 2014 | 132 | #366 |
| 2013 | 125 | #371 |
| 2012 | 140 | #354 |
| 2011 | 145 | #342 |
| 2010 | 117 | #383 |
| 2009 | 119 | #368 |
| 2008 | 106 | #395 |
| 2007 | 82 | #460 |
| 2006 | 90 | #421 |
| 2005 | 91 | #381 |
| 2004 | 74 | #415 |
| 2003 | 57 | #480 |
| 2002 | 63 | #410 |
| 2001 | 54 | #447 |
| 2000 | 41 | #541 |
| 1999 | 31 | #633 |
| 1998 | 36 | #569 |
| 1997 | 51 | #446 |
| 1996 | 47 | #451 |
How popular is Ivan in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #162among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 2,240about 1 in 760 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 13% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 2,240 boys in the US were named Ivan, making it the 162nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 153rd. Its busiest year was 2004, with 3,462 boys.
2025 had fewer boys named Ivan than any year since 1997.
Half of all the boys named Ivan in the US since 1880 were born between 1971 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ivan in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,240 | #162 |
| 2024 | 2,354 | #153 |
| 2023 | 2,390 | #153 |
| 2022 | 2,363 | #159 |
| 2021 | 2,291 | #168 |
| 2020 | 2,442 | #153 |
| 2019 | 2,690 | #140 |
| 2018 | 2,911 | #133 |
| 2017 | 3,048 | #135 |
| 2016 | 3,161 | #131 |
| 2015 | 3,047 | #137 |
| 2014 | 3,079 | #132 |
| 2013 | 2,859 | #138 |
| 2012 | 3,233 | #113 |
| 2011 | 3,114 | #128 |
| 2010 | 2,772 | #144 |
| 2009 | 2,992 | #136 |
| 2008 | 3,114 | #132 |
| 2007 | 3,275 | #127 |
| 2006 | 3,316 | #127 |
| 2005 | 3,240 | #126 |
| 2004 | 3,462 | #117 |
| 2003 | 3,146 | #127 |
| 2002 | 2,816 | #136 |
| 2001 | 2,826 | #141 |
| 2000 | 2,531 | #153 |
| 1999 | 2,420 | #148 |
| 1998 | 2,242 | #152 |
| 1997 | 2,160 | #160 |
| 1996 | 2,093 | #166 |
| 1995 | 1,949 | #167 |
| 1994 | 1,855 | #172 |
| 1993 | 2,050 | #157 |
| 1992 | 2,133 | #151 |
| 1991 | 1,866 | #171 |
| 1990 | 1,748 | #177 |
| 1989 | 1,532 | #190 |
| 1988 | 1,330 | #203 |
| 1987 | 1,130 | #217 |
| 1986 | 1,205 | #204 |
| 1985 | 1,051 | #223 |
| 1984 | 1,008 | #223 |
| 1983 | 1,043 | #219 |
| 1982 | 1,088 | #218 |
| 1981 | 1,002 | #234 |
| 1980 | 907 | #246 |
| 1979 | 802 | #263 |
| 1978 | 737 | #268 |
| 1977 | 797 | #254 |
| 1976 | 663 | #284 |
| 1975 | 725 | #267 |
| 1974 | 662 | #283 |
| 1973 | 570 | #308 |
| 1972 | 693 | #277 |
| 1971 | 694 | #291 |
| 1970 | 675 | #298 |
| 1969 | 640 | #300 |
| 1968 | 641 | #295 |
| 1967 | 609 | #298 |
| 1966 | 621 | #296 |
| 1965 | 638 | #297 |
| 1964 | 607 | #314 |
| 1963 | 655 | #304 |
| 1962 | 674 | #299 |
| 1961 | 669 | #297 |
| 1960 | 599 | #318 |
| 1959 | 611 | #314 |
| 1958 | 615 | #305 |
| 1957 | 577 | #317 |
| 1956 | 624 | #295 |
| 1955 | 562 | #307 |
| 1954 | 499 | #324 |
| 1953 | 463 | #327 |
| 1952 | 495 | #319 |
| 1951 | 415 | #333 |
| 1950 | 472 | #316 |
| 1949 | 458 | #319 |
| 1948 | 467 | #312 |
| 1947 | 517 | #303 |
| 1946 | 477 | #296 |
| 1945 | 437 | #287 |
| 1944 | 454 | #281 |
| 1943 | 547 | #258 |
| 1942 | 486 | #272 |
| 1941 | 496 | #250 |
| 1940 | 541 | #230 |
| 1939 | 518 | #229 |
| 1938 | 526 | #227 |
| 1937 | 546 | #218 |
| 1936 | 513 | #223 |
| 1935 | 587 | #205 |
| 1934 | 612 | #201 |
| 1933 | 534 | #217 |
| 1932 | 627 | #205 |
| 1931 | 646 | #202 |
| 1930 | 668 | #203 |
| 1929 | 652 | #202 |
| 1928 | 755 | #189 |
| 1927 | 764 | #188 |
| 1926 | 766 | #189 |
| 1925 | 756 | #185 |
| 1924 | 785 | #183 |
| 1923 | 791 | #176 |
| 1922 | 748 | #186 |
| 1921 | 820 | #176 |
| 1920 | 791 | #179 |
| 1919 | 702 | #183 |
| 1918 | 749 | #177 |
| 1917 | 756 | #168 |
| 1916 | 723 | #165 |
| 1915 | 662 | #173 |
| 1914 | 439 | #193 |
| 1913 | 316 | #208 |
| 1912 | 339 | #173 |
| 1911 | 137 | #214 |
| 1910 | 109 | #224 |
| 1909 | 111 | #196 |
| 1908 | 95 | #214 |
| 1907 | 96 | #201 |
| 1906 | 80 | #219 |
| 1905 | 83 | #209 |
| 1904 | 73 | #216 |
| 1903 | 70 | #212 |
| 1902 | 71 | #211 |
| 1901 | 60 | #223 |
| 1900 | 90 | #206 |
| 1899 | 59 | #219 |
| 1898 | 80 | #189 |
| 1897 | 70 | #201 |
| 1896 | 72 | #209 |
| 1895 | 49 | #257 |
| 1894 | 57 | #227 |
| 1893 | 50 | #246 |
| 1892 | 54 | #242 |
| 1891 | 42 | #245 |
| 1890 | 38 | #279 |
| 1889 | 47 | #237 |
| 1888 | 32 | #314 |
| 1887 | 26 | #325 |
| 1886 | 34 | #294 |
| 1885 | 26 | #332 |
| 1884 | 27 | #336 |
| 1883 | 29 | #306 |
| 1882 | 25 | #355 |
| 1881 | 18 | #395 |
| 1880 | 28 | #320 |
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