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Iven

/ˈaɪvən/ · 100% boys · 10 born in 2025

Iven has been given to about 1,134 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2006, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪvən/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 790
Median age today23 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Iven per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & Waleseach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2006 · 26
  • Born in 202510
  • All time1,134

How popular is Iven?

Its best year was 2006, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 3829th. The typical living American called Iven is about 23 years old today.

Names that sound like Iven

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Aven0.74
  2. Ivey0.71
  3. Ivan0.68
  4. Aiden0.65
  5. Haven0.62
  6. Deven0.62
  7. Keven0.62
  8. Linden0.62

Middle names for Iven

Ranked by flow score
  1. Iven Paul0.77
  2. Iven John0.77
  3. Iven Blake0.76
  4. Iven Wade0.76
  5. Iven Ross0.76
  6. Iven Quinn0.76

Sibling names for Iven

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Brunobrother · 0.81
  2. Enochbrother · 0.80
  3. Merritteither · 0.80
  4. Vedasister · 0.79
  5. Evelinasister · 0.79
  6. Houstonbrother · 0.79

Where Iven is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Iven Anderson0.77
    2. Iven White0.72
    3. Iven Moore0.72
    4. Iven Hill0.72
    5. Iven Hall0.72
    6. Iven Brown0.72

    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 Iven

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    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.