Ivars
Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian Ivar. It also occurs as a surname in some cases.
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Ivars
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ivars is a Latvian masculine given name, derived from Scandinavian Ivar. It also occurs as a surname in some cases.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Latvian
The Story of Ivars
Ivars first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1954, with 11 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1954, when 11 Ivarss were born — ranking #2,449 that year. As of 2026, Ivars ranks #3,946 for baby boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 28 Ivarss have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Ivars
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Ivars. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Aivars
Names that sound like Ivars
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About the name Ivars
Ivars is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1954 and has accumulated 28 births in the dataset. Ivars's peak popularity came in 1954 when it ranked #2,449. Use the chart and map above to compare Ivars's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- 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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