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Iva

Girl

Meaning of Iva: Slavic: 'willow tree'

Iva is a girl's name most strongly associated with American naming. It has 3 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1688th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1819th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1688

117 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1819

16 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

38,961

First recorded 1880 · peak 1918

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 33 babies1982: 39 babies1983: 39 babies1984: 24 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 37 babies1987: 39 babies1988: 44 babies1989: 37 babies1990: 35 babies19901991: 43 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 31 babies1994: 25 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 30 babies1997: 30 babies1998: 37 babies1999: 26 babies2000: 37 babies20002001: 37 babies2002: 32 babies2003: 33 babies2004: 42 babies2005: 54 babies2006: 47 babies2007: 43 babies2008: 52 babies2009: 72 babies2010: 60 babies20102011: 59 babies2012: 60 babies2013: 79 babies2014: 95 babies2015: 101 babies2016: 126 babies2017: 117 babies2018: 109 babies2019: 104 babies2020: 104 babies20202021: 125 babies2022: 114 babies2023: 98 babies2024: 87 babies2025: 117 babies
US babies named Iva per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 126.

Gender split

1% boys · 99% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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