How Many People Are Named Iver?
An estimated 984 people in the United States have the first name Iver. It is predominantly male (94.1%). The average bearer is 21 years old, and Iver peaked in popularity in 2023 with 86 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Iver 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 Iver paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
984
About 1 in 348,328 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
94.1% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2023
86 births
Total Registered
1,723
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Iver
Iver is predominantly male (94.1%), though 102 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Iver as a male name
Ranked #2,191 in 2024
66 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (81 births)
Iver as a female name
Ranked #16,119 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 1920 (10 births)
Iver: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Iver span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 380 babies were registered. Iver remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Iver by Decade
How has Iver 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.
Iver by State
Birth registrations for Iver span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Minnesota, California, North Dakota. The lowest are in New York, Indiana, Iowa. On average, about 30 Ivers were registered per state.
Iver + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Iver as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Iver
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Iver: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Iver?
We estimate approximately 984 people named Iver 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 348,328 Americans share this first name.
Is Iver a common name?
Iver is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,723 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Iver most popular?
Iver reached peak popularity in 2023, when 86 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Iver is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Iver a male name?
Iver is predominantly male. 94.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Iver Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Iver Smith, Iver Johnson, Iver 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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