Iver is a distinctive choice, ranked #1517 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Iver in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#1517
About the Name Iver
Iver is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 887 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1366 in 2022 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been recorded in UK data since 2013.
Iver is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Iver
Unlikely. With around 17 UK babies named Iver per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Iver in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Iver is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 887 places over the last five years to #1517 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Iver is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Iver include: Iver Fossum — Iver Tobias Rørvik Fossum is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rosenborg.; Iver Kleive — Iver Kleive is a Norwegian composer and organist..
Iver does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ivers in the wild.
17
UK babies named Iver (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 887 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Iver
Likely around 1 other Iver in the class
UK Popularity (2013–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Iver
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Iver Johnson was an American firearms manufacturer from 1871 to 1993. Named after its founder, Norwegian-born Iver Johnson, the company also produced bicycles and motorcycles in its early days.
Iver Kleive is a Norwegian composer and organist. He is known for his composing style which is a fusion of traditional church music with other musical idioms such as blues, jazz, and Norwegian folk music.