Ivann
A masculine name of Russian origin meaning "God is gracious".
Name Census estimates that about 218 living Americans carry the first name Ivann. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ivann today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ivann births was 2013 (14 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ivann. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
218
~ 1 in 1,572,268 Americans
Peak year
2013
14 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2024 SSA rank
#11,434
Tracked since 1993
Census
Ivann in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 206 people with the first name Ivann, which placed it at #37,688 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#37,688
National first-name rank
People counted
206
206 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
70.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ivann
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ivann is Hispanic at 70.9%. The next largest groups are White (11.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ivann described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ivann at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino70.9% · 146
- White11.7% · 24
- Asian and Pacific Islander8.3% · 17
- Black or African American7.8% · 16
- Two or more races1.0% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 1
Popularity
Ivann: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ivann from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 92 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Ivann remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ivann by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ivann during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ivanns live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ivann
The name Ivann is derived from the Hebrew name Yochanan, which means "Yahweh is gracious." This name can be traced back to the biblical figure John the Baptist, who was a Jewish preacher and a prominent figure in Christianity. The name Yochanan was later Latinized to Johannes, and this form gave rise to various spellings and variants across different languages and cultures.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Ivann can be found in Old Church Slavonic, where it appeared as Ivan. This Slavic form of the name gained widespread popularity in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia, Ukraine, and other Slavic countries. It is believed that the name was introduced to these regions through the spread of Christianity and the influence of the Byzantine Empire.
In the 10th century, the first Russian ruler to bear the name Ivan was Grand Prince Ivan I Kalita of Moscow (1288-1340). He played a crucial role in the consolidation of the Moscow principality and the eventual rise of the Russian state. Another notable figure was Ivan III (1440-1505), also known as Ivan the Great, who laid the foundations for the Russian tsardom and expanded the Moscow state significantly.
The name Ivann gained further prominence during the reign of Ivan IV, commonly known as Ivan the Terrible (1530-1584). Despite his controversial and often brutal rule, he was the first ruler to be crowned as Tsar of All Russia, marking a significant milestone in Russian history.
Beyond Russia, the name Ivann has also been used in other Slavic regions. One notable figure was Ivan Gundulić (1589-1638), a Croatian poet and playwright from the Republic of Ragusa (modern-day Dubrovnik), who is considered one of the most significant figures in Croatian literature.
In the realm of literature, the name Ivann has been immortalized in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky, one of the greatest Russian novelists. His novel "The Brothers Karamazov" features the character Ivan Karamazov, whose philosophical and moral dilemmas serve as a central theme in the book.
While the name Ivann has its roots in Eastern Europe and the Slavic regions, it has also been adopted and adapted in various other cultures and languages over time, reflecting the influence and spread of different peoples and traditions.
People
Ivann + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ivann as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ivann: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ivann?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 218 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ivann going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,572,268 US residents.
Is Ivann a common name?
We classify Ivann as "Very Rare". It ranks above 75.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 220 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ivann most popular?
The single biggest year for Ivann was 2013, when 14 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ivann is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ivann in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 206 people with the name Ivann, or 0.07 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #37,688 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ivann in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ivann?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ivann leans strongly male. 193 people counted with this name were male (94.6%), compared with 11 female bearers (5.4%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ivann?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ivann is Hispanic at 70.9%. The next largest groups are White (11.7%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (8.3%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ivann most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Ivann in the 2020 Census, accounting for 70.9% (146 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ivann in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ivann a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ivann in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ivann still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ivann in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ivann can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have the name Ivann?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.