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Boy name

Ivor

/ˈaɪvɚ/ · 95% boys · 10 born in 2025

Ivor has been given to about 909 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈaɪvɚ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 497
Median age today54 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Ivor per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1918 · 29
  • Born in 202510
  • All time909
  • England & Wales, 2025#567 · 69

How popular is Ivor?

Its best year was 1918, when 29 babies were given the name, ranking 1628th. The typical living American called Ivor is about 54 years old today.

Names that sound like Ivor

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Ivory0.75
  2. Victor0.62
  3. Dior0.62
  4. Tylor0.58
  5. Sailor0.57
  6. Trevor0.55
  7. Thor0.55
  8. Taylor0.52

Middle names for Ivor

Ranked by flow score
  1. Ivor Paul0.77
  2. Ivor Lee0.77
  3. Ivor Dean0.76
  4. Ivor Blake0.76
  5. Ivor Bryce0.76
  6. Ivor Wade0.76

Sibling names for Ivor

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Winonasister · 0.82
  2. Elouisesister · 0.81
  3. Forestbrother · 0.79
  4. Theodorasister · 0.78
  5. Louiebrother · 0.78
  6. Harlanbrother · 0.78

Where Ivor is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Ivor Anderson0.77
    2. Ivor White0.72
    3. Ivor Nguyen0.72
    4. Ivor Lee0.72
    5. Ivor Hill0.72
    6. Ivor 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 Ivor

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