How Many People Are Named Ivanhoe?
An estimated 15 people in the United States have the first name Ivanhoe. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Ivanhoe peaked in popularity in 1982 with 5 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ivanhoe 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 Ivanhoe paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ivanhoe is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
15
About 1 in 22,850,289 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
1982
5 births
Total Registered
15
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 15 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ivanhoe as a male name
Ranked #11,570 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1982 (5 births)
Ivanhoe: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ivanhoe span from the 1980s to the 2000s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 5 babies were registered. Ivanhoe remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ivanhoe by Decade
How has Ivanhoe 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.
Ivanhoe + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ivanhoe as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ivanhoe
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ivanhoe: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ivanhoe?
We estimate approximately 15 people named Ivanhoe 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 22,850,289 Americans share this first name.
Is Ivanhoe a common name?
Ivanhoe is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 35.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 15 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ivanhoe most popular?
Ivanhoe reached peak popularity in 1982, when 5 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ivanhoe is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ivanhoe a male name?
Ivanhoe is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ivanhoe Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ivanhoe Smith, Ivanhoe Johnson, Ivanhoe 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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