How Many People Are Named Ivars?
An estimated 22 people in the United States have the first name Ivars. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 68 years old, and Ivars peaked in popularity in 1954 with 11 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ivars 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 Ivars paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 68, Ivars is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1968.
- Ivars is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
22
About 1 in 15,579,743 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
68
years old
Peak Year
1954
11 births
Total Registered
28
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ivars
Ivars is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 28 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ivars as a male name
Ranked #4,205 in 1966
5 male births in 1966
Peak: 1954 (11 births)
Ivars: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ivars span from the 1950s to the 1960s, covering 2 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 16 babies were registered. While Ivars is less common than at its peak in the 1950s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Ivars by Decade
How has Ivars 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.
Ivars + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ivars as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ivars
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Ivars: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ivars?
We estimate approximately 22 people named Ivars 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 15,579,743 Americans share this first name.
Is Ivars a common name?
Ivars is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 41.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 28 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ivars most popular?
Ivars reached peak popularity in 1954, when 11 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ivars is approximately 68 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ivars a male name?
Ivars is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ivars Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ivars Smith, Ivars Johnson, Ivars 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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