Ivan

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: German

Meaning

Ivan is a male given name of Slavic origin, related to a variant of the Greek name Iลรกnnฤ“s, which in turn derives from the Hebrew ื™ื•ึนื—ึธื ึธืŸ, meaning "God is gracious". The name is strongly associated with Slavic countries and cultures.

From Wikipedia

Ivan first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2017 with 167 babies (rank #222 that year). In 2024 it was given to 123 boys (rank #263). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Ivan

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Ivan yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

3,843
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
167
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
199181#319
199283#312
199395#289
199465#345
199588#311
199682#326
199776#330
199899#266
199970#338
200090#272
200187#280
200294#252
2003103#253
2004121#229
2005102#274
2006119#247
2007108#282
2008136#236
2009150#225
2010129#251
2011138#237
2012127#269
2013151#234
2014146#246
2015123#279
2016153#238
2017167#222
2018134#263
2019135#258
2020124#269
2021130#267
2022109#292
2023105#305
2024123#263