Ive

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Ivan's, through Ivy

Ive has been given to 42 babies in the U.S. since 1919. It was used fewer than 5 times in 2025, so it doesn't appear in the latest year's list — today it's a genuinely uncommon pick. Its peak year was 1932, with 7 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 79% girls, 21% boys all-time.

Babies named Ive, 1998

1 in 613,000

Ive over time, 1880–2025

GirlsBoys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Ive over time

In 1998, Ive went to 100% girls and 0% boys.

19191998

A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Ive: meaning, origin, and history

Ivan's, through Ivy

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Ive means

Ive belongs to the name family reached through Ive → Ivy → Ivan → Ива́н. Its meaning is “Ivan's”.

Origin, language, and formation

Ive is used in English and Walloon.

Related names and everyday forms

Related names include Ivy, Yves, Ivan and Ива́н.

Pronunciation and spelling

In Walloon, Ive is pronounced /if/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 33 girls were recorded with the name Ive between 1919 and 1998. Its highest annual count was 7 in 1932; its best national rank was #3,734 in 1932.

In the United States, 9 boys were recorded with the name Ive between 1921 and 1921. Its highest annual count was 9 in 1921; its best national rank was #3,097 in 1921.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

Wiktionary material is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How common is Ive?

Ive had fewer than 5 recorded uses in 2025, so these figures use 1998, the last year it was published.

Among all babies, 1998: 1 in 613,000; 6 of 3,677,189 births
Among girls only: 1 in 294,000; <0.01% of girls
Rank, 1998: Unranked; Fewer than 5 uses
Coin-flip room size: 424,807 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Ive sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Olivia (13,544)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 1998 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 424,807 children born in 1998 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Ive. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Ives were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Ive was born before 1932 — so the typical Ive is around 93 today.

Median birth year: 1932; About 93 years old
Biggest decade: 1930s; 36.4% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 18.2%; Spread across generations
Recorded since 1950: 6; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

1930s — 36.4% of all recorded uses (12).

Is Ive rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: —; Not ranked then
Rank vs 5 years ago: New entry; Not ranked then
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 0%; Peak was 1932 (7)
Years since peak: 93; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Not enough data; Too few years
Best rank ever: #3,734; 1932

Ive around the world

Where Ive ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

France
1928–1940
#836
in 1940
South Australia
1980–1980
#422
in 1980

Popularity data from Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques and Consumer and Business Services (South Australia). INSEE data under Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0. CBS SA data under CC BY 4.0.

Ive by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,734; 1932
Peak year: 1932; 7 that year
First recorded: 1919
Last recorded: 1998
All-time count: 33
Count in 2025: Under 5

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: Unranked
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: —
Best rank ever: #3,097; 1921
Peak year: 1921; 9 that year
First recorded: 1921
Last recorded: 1921
All-time count: 9
Count in 2025: Under 5

Names similar to Ive

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Ivelle Ivel Iver Iversyn Ivera Ivee Maive Ivena Ivelyn Iverly Ivella Iverson Iveigh Ivet Ivery Waive Iverna Ivett Ivell Iveel Iveth Ninive Ivelin Iveliz

Sibling names for Ive

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Louella Billy Donald Ardith Roma Marvel Bobby Shirlee

For a brother

Delano Talmadge Gaylord Franklyn Boyce Carrol Dudley Arlen

Explore around Ive

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