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Ivan

Boy Russian #153 in 2023

Ivan is a boy name of Russian origin.

Meaning of Ivan

From Ива́н, and from Ivan in several languages. and its relatives, etc.

Popularity of Ivan

Popularity, 1880–2023

2,387 births in 2023

1880 2023

145,529 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023. Used for both boys and girls — see notes below.

Peak year

2004

3,478 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

John / Yahya / Yochanan

John the Baptist, named in the Qur’an as Yahya — the prophet who heralded Isa. His Hebrew name Yochanan means “Yahweh is gracious.”

Yahya يَحْيَى

Yochanan יוֹחָנָן

Ivan

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.