Girl · Uncertain; partly Slavic
Iva
Say it: EYE-vuh
Meaning
Uncertain. In Slavic languages iva means 'willow', and Iva is also a feminine of Ivan (from John); the American name's source is unclear.
Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.
Common in the US around 1890 to 1920.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1890s
In the United States
- 38,395 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1897, about 1 in 516 girls
- 102 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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