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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 171 babies (rank #292 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. 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.

1,828

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

171

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
1996	44	#446
1997	47	#431
1998	34	#547
1999	29	#614
2000	38	#518
2001	51	#424
2002	57	#400
2003	48	#504
2004	70	#400
2005	86	#366
2006	86	#397
2007	77	#453
2008	97	#388
2009	113	#350
2010	107	#379
2011	137	#324
2012	124	#355
2013	121	#343
2014	128	#346
2015	163	#291
2016	171	#292