How Many People Are Named Istvan?
An estimated 76 people in the United States have the first name Istvan. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 38 years old, and Istvan peaked in popularity in 2000 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Istvan as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Istvan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Istvan is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
76
About 1 in 4,509,926 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
38
years old
Peak Year
2000
8 births
Total Registered
81
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Istvan
Istvan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 81 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Istvan as a male name
Ranked #10,267 in 2009
7 male births in 2009
Peak: 2000 (8 births)
Istvan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Istvan span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 29 babies were registered. While Istvan is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Istvan by Decade
How has Istvan tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Istvan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Istvan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Istvan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Istvan?
We estimate approximately 76 people named Istvan are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 4,509,926 Americans share this first name.
Is Istvan a common name?
Istvan is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 81 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Istvan most popular?
Istvan reached peak popularity in 2000, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Istvan is approximately 38 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Istvan a male name?
Istvan is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Istvan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Istvan Smith, Istvan Johnson, Istvan Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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