Ives
Ives is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- History
Meaning & Origin of Ives
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ives is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- History
The Story of Ives
American parents first put Ives on the record books as a baby boy name in 1919, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 8 Ivess were born — ranking #8,731 that year. About 39% of every Ives on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. Ives last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 89 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Ives
Phonetically similar names — useful when Ives is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Ivs
- Eaves
- Eves
- Aves
- Oves
- Evs
- Avs
- Iws
- Ovs
- Evz
- Eyes
- Arrives
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Ives
Ives is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1919 and has accumulated 89 births in the dataset. Ives's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #8,731. Use the chart and map above to compare Ives'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.