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Iver

/ˈaɪvɚ/ · 94% boys · 66 born in 2025

Iver has been given to about 1,789 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2023, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪvɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,112
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Iver per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandNorwayeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2023 · 86
  • Born in 202566
  • All time1,789
  • England & Wales, 20258

How popular is Iver?

Its best year was 2023, when 86 babies were given the name, ranking 1935th. The typical living American called Iver is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Iver

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. River0.85
  2. Iker0.81
  3. Ever0.74
  4. Oliver0.70
  5. Ivey0.71
  6. Miller0.68
  7. Wilmer0.62
  8. Wilder0.62

Middle names for Iver

Ranked by flow score
  1. Iver Paul0.77
  2. Iver John0.77
  3. Iver Blake0.76
  4. Iver Wade0.76
  5. Iver Quinn0.76
  6. Iver Jude0.76

Sibling names for Iver

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.88
  2. Evelinasister · 0.88
  3. Kaisenbrother · 0.87
  4. Merritteither · 0.87
  5. Clementinesister · 0.87
  6. Azaiahbrother · 0.87

Where Iver is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.02%
  2. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Iver Anderson0.77
  2. Iver White0.72
  3. Iver Nguyen0.72
  4. Iver Moore0.72
  5. Iver Hill0.72
  6. Iver Hall0.72

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 Iver

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

Iver 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.