How Many People Are Named Ives?
An estimated 77 people in the United States have the first name Ives. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Ives peaked in popularity in 2020 with 8 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Ives 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 Ives paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Ives is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
77
About 1 in 4,451,355 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2020
8 births
Total Registered
89
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Ives
Ives is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 89 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Ives as a male name
Ranked #12,991 in 2024
5 male births in 2024
Peak: 2020 (8 births)
Ives: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Ives span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 35 babies were registered. Ives remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Ives by Decade
How has Ives 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.
Ives + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Ives as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Ives
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
Ives: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ives?
We estimate approximately 77 people named Ives 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 4,451,355 Americans share this first name.
Is Ives a common name?
Ives is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 60.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 89 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Ives most popular?
Ives reached peak popularity in 2020, when 8 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Ives is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Ives a male name?
Ives is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Ives Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Ives Smith, Ives Johnson, Ives 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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