Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more recent past. It became one of Scott's best-known and most influential novels.
Meaning & Origin of Ivanhoe
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott is a historical novel published in three volumes, in December 1819, as one of the Waverley novels. It marked a shift away from Scott's prior practice of setting stories in Scotland and in the more recent past. It became one of Scott's best-known and most influential novels.
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The Story of Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1982, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1982, when 5 Ivanhoes were born — ranking #6,387 that year. As of 2026, Ivanhoe ranks #10,895 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Ivanhoes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1982 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Ivanhoe's peak popularity came in 1982 when it ranked #6,387. Use the chart and map above to compare Ivanhoe's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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