Ivan

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Ivan is a male given name of Slavic origin, related to a variant of the Greek name Iōánnēs, which in turn derives from the Hebrew יוֹחָנָן, meaning "God is gracious". The name is strongly associated with Slavic countries and cultures.

From Wikipedia

Ivan first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 3,462 babies (rank #117 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,340 boys (rank #153). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

148,518

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,462

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Ivan

Ivan Rakitićassociation football player · b. 1988
Ivan Perišićassociation football player · b. 1989
Ivan Gašparovičuniversity teacher · b. 1941
Ivan Lendltennis coach · b. 1960
Ivan I of Moscowpolitician · b. 1304

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	28	#322
1881	18	#404
1882	25	#361
1883	29	#307
1884	27	#340
1885	26	#336
1886	34	#295
1887	26	#329
1888	32	#318
1889	47	#239
1890	38	#281
1891	42	#246
1892	54	#242
1893	50	#249
1894	57	#227
1895	49	#258
1896	72	#210
1897	70	#201
1898	80	#190
1899	59	#221
1900	90	#206
1901	60	#223
1902	71	#211
1903	70	#212
1904	73	#216
1905	83	#209
1906	80	#220
1907	96	#202
1908	95	#214
1909	111	#196
1910	109	#224
1911	137	#215
1912	339	#173
1913	316	#208
1914	439	#193
1915	662	#173
1916	723	#165
1917	756	#168
1918	749	#177
1919	702	#183
1920	791	#179
1921	820	#176
1922	748	#186
1923	791	#176
1924	785	#183
1925	756	#185
1926	766	#189
1927	764	#188
1928	755	#189
1929	652	#202
1930	668	#203
1931	646	#202
1932	627	#205
1933	534	#217
1934	612	#201
1935	587	#205
1936	513	#223
1937	546	#218
1938	526	#227
1939	518	#229
1940	541	#230
1941	496	#250
1942	486	#272
1943	547	#258
1944	454	#281
1945	437	#287
1946	477	#296
1947	517	#303
1948	467	#312
1949	458	#319
1950	472	#316
1951	415	#334
1952	495	#319
1953	463	#328
1954	499	#325
1955	561	#307
1956	626	#295
1957	576	#317
1958	616	#305
1959	612	#313
1960	598	#319
1961	668	#298
1962	674	#299
1963	654	#304
1964	607	#314
1965	637	#298
1966	621	#297
1967	608	#298
1968	642	#295
1969	640	#300
1970	676	#298
1971	695	#291
1972	693	#277
1973	570	#308
1974	662	#283
1975	725	#267
1976	662	#285
1977	797	#255
1978	737	#268
1979	802	#264
1980	907	#246
1981	1,002	#234
1982	1,088	#219
1983	1,043	#219
1984	1,008	#223
1985	1,050	#224
1986	1,206	#204
1987	1,130	#217
1988	1,329	#203
1989	1,533	#190
1990	1,748	#177
1991	1,865	#171
1992	2,133	#151
1993	2,050	#157
1994	1,855	#172
1995	1,949	#167
1996	2,093	#166
1997	2,160	#160
1998	2,241	#153
1999	2,420	#148
2000	2,531	#153
2001	2,826	#141
2002	2,816	#136
2003	3,145	#127
2004	3,462	#117
2005	3,239	#126
2006	3,316	#127
2007	3,274	#127
2008	3,114	#132
2009	2,992	#136
2010	2,771	#144
2011	3,114	#128
2012	3,233	#113
2013	2,859	#138
2014	3,079	#132
2015	3,047	#137
2016	3,160	#131
2017	3,048	#135
2018	2,910	#133
2019	2,690	#140
2020	2,440	#153
2021	2,291	#168
2022	2,363	#159
2023	2,387	#153
2024	2,340	#153