Ivor

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Primarily a boy's name · 95% boys

Meaning

Ivor is an English masculine given name derived either directly from Norse Ívarr, or through Welsh or Irish and Scottish Gaelic, all of which likely derive it also from the original Norse form.

From Wikipedia

Ivor first appears in the data in 1896 and has been recorded in 91 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 22 babies (rank #1,628 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 boys (rank #6,268). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Ivor

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

900
Total babies (all years)
91
Years in the data
22
Peak in a single year

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18965#1,178
19027#977
19106#1,502
19127#2,142
19135#3,041
19148#2,537
191512#2,240
191616#1,894
191717#1,864
191822#1,628
191921#1,666
192011#2,674
192118#1,944
192213#2,407
192314#2,278
192419#1,867
192510#2,842
192614#2,250
192712#2,465
192811#2,572
192913#2,256
19309#2,881
193113#2,157
193213#2,148
193314#1,957
193410#2,472
193510#2,453
193612#2,122
19386#3,337
193913#2,004
194010#2,400
19419#2,562
194213#2,090
194312#2,223
19449#2,539
194510#2,318
19467#3,027
19475#3,987
19489#2,691
19499#2,697
195013#2,150
19515#3,953
19529#2,771
19539#2,799
195410#2,657
19567#3,347
19576#3,746
19586#3,708
19599#2,921
19608#3,201
196214#2,231
19636#3,815
19649#2,948
19667#3,363
19689#2,985
19699#3,175
19705#5,037
19715#5,242
19726#4,666
197311#3,104
19747#4,354
19756#5,066
19795#6,450
19806#5,828
19815#6,687
19845#6,735
198613#3,527
19895#8,406
19907#6,720
19965#9,591
19976#8,585
20016#9,743
200211#6,255
20035#11,573
20046#10,480
20055#12,123
20076#11,470
20085#13,307
20097#10,272
20107#10,084
20137#10,067
20148#9,107
20157#9,967
20166#11,260
201715#5,906
201810#7,824
20209#8,319
202110#7,813
202214#6,278
20239#8,501
202414#6,268