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Ivar

/ˈɪvɚ/ · 100% boys · 133 born in 2025

Ivar has been given to about 1,468 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈɪvɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,163
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ivar per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 133
  • Born in 2025133
  • All time1,468
  • England & Wales, 2025#646 · 57

How popular is Ivar?

Its best year was 2025, when 133 babies were given the name, ranking 1384th. The typical living American called Ivar is about 5 years old today. It is relatively most common in Arizona, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Ivar

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivan0.71
  2. Omar0.55
  3. Briar0.55
  4. Amar0.55
  5. Edgar0.53
  6. Ian0.53
  7. Ira0.53
  8. Skylar0.52

Middle names for Ivar

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ivar John0.77
  2. Ivar Lee0.77
  3. Ivar Dean0.76
  4. Ivar Bryce0.76
  5. Ivar Quinn0.76
  6. Ivar Neal0.76

Sibling names for Ivar

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Elowensister · 0.96
  2. Oziasbrother · 0.96
  3. Asaiahbrother · 0.96
  4. Xylasister · 0.95
  5. Azaiahbrother · 0.95
  6. Kailanysister · 0.95

Where Ivar is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Arizona0.01%
  2. Ohio0.01%
  3. New York0.01%
  4. Pennsylvania0.01%
  5. North Carolina0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Ivar Anderson0.74
  2. Ivar White0.72
  3. Ivar Nguyen0.72
  4. Ivar Moore0.72
  5. Ivar Lee0.72
  6. Ivar Hill0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Ivar

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. Norway1945–2025
  6. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Ivar across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.