Ivo
Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name Ivan (John).
Meaning & Origin of Ivo
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ivo is a masculine given name, in use in various European languages. The name used in western European languages originates as a Normannic name recorded since the High Middle Ages, and the French name Yves is a variant of it. The unrelated South Slavic name is a variant of the name Ivan (John).
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The Story of Ivo
Ivo first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1894, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 21 Ivos were born — ranking #4,746 that year. As of 2026, Ivo ranks #4,746 for baby boys with 21 births, rising sharply (+40% over the past five years). In total, more than 878 Ivos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Ivo
Ivo is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 878 births in the dataset. Ivo's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #1,074. Use the chart and map above to compare Ivo'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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