Ivan is a distinctive choice, ranked #274 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ivan in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#274
US Rank #153
About the Name Ivan
Ivan is holding steady in the rankings at #274. It reached its peak of #248 in 2022 and has maintained consistent levels since — the hallmark of a name with lasting rather than trend-driven appeal. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ivan is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #153, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Ivan
Unlikely. With around 167 UK babies named Ivan per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ivan in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ivan has held a stable position around #274 for several years. It reached its recorded peak of #248 in 2022 and has maintained consistent levels since — suggesting lasting rather than trend-driven appeal.
Ivan is more popular in the US (#153) than in the UK (#274). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Ivan include: Ivan Bašić — Ivan Bašić is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana.; Ivan Perišić — Ivan Perišić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club PSV and the Croatia national team.; Ivan Demidov — Ivan Alexeyevich Demidov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL)..
Ivan appears in the US top 500 at #153 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
167
UK babies named Ivan (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.1
In a school of 600
→ Stable
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ivan
Likely around 1 other Ivan in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Ivan Bašić is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kazakhstan Premier League club Astana. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
Ivan Perišić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Eredivisie club PSV and the Croatia national team. Usually deployed as a left winger, he has also featured as a left wing-back, right winger, and in the beginning of his career as an attacking midfielder or even second striker.
Ivan Alexeyevich Demidov is a Russian professional ice hockey player who is a right winger for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, fifth overall, by the Canadiens in the 2024 NHL entry draft.
Ivan III Vasilyevich, also known as Ivan the Great, was Grand Prince of Moscow and all Russia from 1462 until his death in 1505. Ivan served as the co-ruler and regent for his blind father Vasily II before he officially ascended the throne.
Ivan G'Vera is a Czech-American actor, best known for his role as Ivan Marais on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1991 to 2000, and sporadically thereafter.
Ivan VI Antonovich, also known as Ioann Antonovich, was Emperor of Russia from October 1740 until he was overthrown by his cousin Elizabeth Petrovna in December 1741. He was only two months old when he was proclaimed emperor and his mother, Anna Leopoldovna, named regent, but the throne was seized in a coup after little more than a year.
Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin was a Russian landscape painter and graphic artist, one of the most famous landscape painters of the post-reform era, and the creator of the iconic painting Morning in a Pine Forest. He was an academician, professor and full member of the Imperial Academy of Arts, as well as a professor and head of the landscape workshop at the Higher Art School.