Ivan

Meaning and origin of Ivan

Popularity of Ivan in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1969.
• Over recent years, Ivan has been stable (−0.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Ivan every 17 schools, all spellings combined.

Ivan in English-speaking countries

Ivan ranks 153^rd in United States, 238^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 252^nd in Ontario (Canada), against 559^th in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  153^rd boys’ name6,984 babies in 3 years1 boy in 736−2.1% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  238^th boys’ name49 babies in 3 years1 boy in 909

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  252^nd boys’ name151 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,125−3.6% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  355^th boys’ name35 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,407

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  304^th boys’ name36 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,665

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  290^th boys’ name472 babies in 3 years1 boy in 1,751+1.3% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  342^nd boys’ name33 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,176

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  384^th boys’ name9 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,830

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Ivan and Ivàn are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Ivàn5
• Yvan95
• Yvann75
• Ivann60
• Iwan (in French)40
• Ivaan5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Ivan

• Liham
• Kevin
• Armel
• Emrys
• Alan
• Morgan
• Yann
• Juan
• Evann
• Nolann
• Brayan
• Pavel

See also

• →French names of Celtic origin