Ivo is a distinctive choice, ranked #602 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Ivo in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#602
About the Name Ivo
Ivo is steadily gaining in popularity, up 54 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #598 in 2023, and it currently sits at #602. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Ivo 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 Ivo
Unlikely. With around 63 UK babies named Ivo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Ivo in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Ivo is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 54 places over the last five years to #602 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Ivo 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 Ivo include: Ivo Rusev — Ivo Rusev is a Bulgarian former rower who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.; Ivo Klec — Ivo Klec is a Slovak former tennis player.; Ivo Pinto — Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard..
Ivo does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Ivos in the wild.
63
UK babies named Ivo (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 54 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Ivo
Likely around 1 other Ivo in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Ivo
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ivo Daniel Ferreira Mendonça Pinto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Dutch Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Brought up at Porto, he spent most of his career abroad, playing professionally in Romania, Croatia, England and the Netherlands.
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian former professional tennis player. His height of 211 cm (6 ft 11 in) makes him the joint-tallest ranked tennis player in history (along with Reilly Opelka).
Ivo Daneu is a retired Slovenian professional basketball player and coach. During his playing career, at a height of 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) tall, he played at the point guard and shooting guard positions.
Ivo Pogorelić is a Croatian pianist. He is known for his sometimes unorthodox interpretations, which have brought him a sizable following and both praise and criticism from musical experts.
Ivo Mateo Kuljis Füchtner is a Bolivian businessman and politician of Croatian descent. He is currently the owner of Red Uno de Bolivia, Banco Económico and the Hipermaxi supermarket chain.