Fun Facts About the Name Iva
- More than 38 thousand babies named Iva: U.S. records list 38,957 babies given the name Iva from 1880 through 2025. Even 564 boys received the name Iva - about 1 boy for every 68 girls.
What Does the Name Iva Mean?
Iva is a feminine given name. In Slavic languages it means willow, from the old Slavic word *jьva (seen in Czech jíva, Slovak iva, and Serbo-Croatian iva). That is a literal tree name. In the same languages, Iva is also used as a short form of Ivana, the feminine form of Ivan (the Slavic form of John). Through that relationship, it can carry the meaning 'God is gracious,' which belongs to the parent name rather than to the willow word. In English, Iva is sometimes treated as the feminine form of Ivo, a Germanic name derived from the element iv meaning 'yew.' That gives a separate meaning of 'yew.' The willow and yew derivations are distinct, and the name's meaning depends on which tradition is being followed.
Iva Name History & Origins
The Slavic name Iva comes from the old Slavic word for willow, *jьva. That word survives in modern Slavic languages as Czech jíva, Slovak iva, Polish iwa, Russian ива, and Serbo-Croatian iva. As a personal name, Iva is used in Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, and Slovene. In these languages, it is also common as a short form of Ivana. Ivana is the feminine of Ivan, the Slavic form of John, a name that spread with Christianity. The willow derivation is independent of the Ivan/Ivana tradition.
In English, Iva is used as a feminine given name and is sometimes treated as the feminine form of Ivo. Ivo is a Germanic name derived from the element iv meaning 'yew.' That derivation gives Iva a separate meaning from the Slavic 'willow.' The name has been borne by Iva Toguri D'Aquino (1916 - 2006), an American radio broadcaster known as 'Tokyo Rose,' and by the Czech violinist and singer Iva Bittová.
How Popular is the Name Iva?
Iva recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1918. Its best rank was #111 in 1894.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,740 | 117 | 0.0073% |
| 2024 | #2,170 | 87 | 0.0054% |
| 2023 | #2,026 | 97 | 0.0061% |
| 2022 | #1,801 | 114 | 0.0070% |
| 2021 | #1,670 | 125 | 0.0076% |
| 2020 | #1,864 | 104 | 0.0064% |
| 2019 | #1,914 | 104 | 0.0062% |
| 2018 | #1,854 | 109 | 0.0064% |
| 2017 | #1,783 | 117 | 0.0068% |
| 2016 | #1,698 | 126 | 0.0071% |
| 2015 | #1,989 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 2014 | #2,060 | 95 | 0.0053% |
| 2013 | #2,331 | 79 | 0.0045% |
| 2012 | #2,881 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2011 | #2,926 | 59 | 0.0034% |
| 2010 | #2,879 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 2009 | #2,597 | 71 | 0.0039% |
| 2008 | #3,238 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 2007 | #3,738 | 43 | 0.0022% |
| 2006 | #3,432 | 47 | 0.0025% |
| 2005 | #2,980 | 54 | 0.0029% |
| 2004 | #3,519 | 42 | 0.0023% |
| 2003 | #4,064 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #4,019 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #3,578 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #3,552 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #4,366 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 1998 | #3,321 | 37 | 0.0021% |
| 1997 | #3,745 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1996 | #3,669 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1995 | #4,265 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1994 | #4,167 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 1993 | #3,529 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1992 | #3,904 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1991 | #2,755 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1990 | #3,180 | 35 | 0.0018% |
| 1989 | #2,948 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1988 | #2,456 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1987 | #2,587 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1986 | #2,640 | 37 | 0.0022% |
| 1985 | #3,033 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #3,447 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 1983 | #2,408 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1982 | #2,464 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 1981 | #2,741 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 1980 | #2,228 | 45 | 0.0027% |
| 1979 | #2,126 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 1978 | #2,065 | 46 | 0.0030% |
| 1977 | #1,812 | 56 | 0.0037% |
| 1976 | #1,976 | 45 | 0.0031% |
| 1975 | #1,612 | 61 | 0.0042% |
| 1974 | #1,656 | 56 | 0.0038% |
| 1973 | #1,629 | 56 | 0.0038% |
| 1972 | #1,548 | 60 | 0.0039% |
| 1971 | #1,418 | 74 | 0.0044% |
| 1970 | #1,394 | 75 | 0.0043% |
| 1969 | #1,579 | 57 | 0.0034% |
| 1968 | #1,393 | 65 | 0.0040% |
| 1967 | #1,233 | 75 | 0.0045% |
| 1966 | #1,025 | 102 | 0.0060% |
| 1965 | #1,138 | 87 | 0.0049% |
| 1964 | #1,120 | 96 | 0.0051% |
| 1963 | #1,077 | 101 | 0.0052% |
| 1962 | #1,010 | 113 | 0.0057% |
| 1961 | #881 | 147 | 0.0073% |
| 1960 | #905 | 136 | 0.0067% |
| 1959 | #856 | 143 | 0.0071% |
| 1958 | #838 | 148 | 0.0074% |
| 1957 | #744 | 180 | 0.0088% |
| 1956 | #681 | 198 | 0.0099% |
| 1955 | #675 | 193 | 0.0099% |
| 1954 | #638 | 206 | 0.0106% |
| 1953 | #623 | 203 | 0.0108% |
| 1952 | #606 | 206 | 0.0111% |
| 1951 | #590 | 213 | 0.0118% |
| 1950 | #577 | 210 | 0.0123% |
| 1949 | #548 | 234 | 0.0137% |
| 1948 | #524 | 248 | 0.0146% |
| 1947 | #507 | 267 | 0.0151% |
| 1946 | #506 | 240 | 0.0153% |
| 1945 | #447 | 252 | 0.0193% |
| 1944 | #452 | 257 | 0.0194% |
| 1943 | #435 | 287 | 0.0206% |
| 1942 | #390 | 334 | 0.0247% |
| 1941 | #391 | 310 | 0.0257% |
| 1940 | #328 | 378 | 0.0331% |
| 1939 | #310 | 395 | 0.0360% |
| 1938 | #326 | 374 | 0.0339% |
| 1937 | #306 | 410 | 0.0385% |
| 1936 | #286 | 446 | 0.0429% |
| 1935 | #283 | 459 | 0.0438% |
| 1934 | #273 | 505 | 0.0484% |
| 1933 | #266 | 533 | 0.0529% |
| 1932 | #269 | 542 | 0.0508% |
| 1931 | #272 | 524 | 0.0492% |
| 1930 | #254 | 605 | 0.0537% |
| 1929 | #246 | 648 | 0.0580% |
| 1928 | #250 | 643 | 0.0558% |
| 1927 | #247 | 700 | 0.0587% |
| 1926 | #247 | 711 | 0.0600% |
| 1925 | #245 | 732 | 0.0601% |
| 1924 | #240 | 763 | 0.0611% |
| 1923 | #236 | 760 | 0.0630% |
| 1922 | #234 | 761 | 0.0634% |
| 1921 | #231 | 785 | 0.0637% |
| 1920 | #222 | 861 | 0.0719% |
| 1919 | #213 | 861 | 0.0762% |
| 1918 | #212 | 889 | 0.0768% |
| 1917 | #206 | 855 | 0.0791% |
| 1916 | #206 | 844 | 0.0808% |
| 1915 | #190 | 878 | 0.0892% |
| 1914 | #207 | 618 | 0.0811% |
| 1913 | #191 | 577 | 0.0924% |
| 1912 | #179 | 550 | 0.0985% |
| 1911 | #180 | 397 | 0.0949% |
| 1910 | #168 | 406 | 0.1024% |
| 1909 | #162 | 401 | 0.1155% |
| 1908 | #160 | 418 | 0.1250% |
| 1907 | #158 | 401 | 0.1259% |
| 1906 | #149 | 400 | 0.1355% |
| 1905 | #142 | 422 | 0.1447% |
| 1904 | #138 | 424 | 0.1540% |
| 1903 | #139 | 398 | 0.1519% |
| 1902 | #127 | 438 | 0.1659% |
| 1901 | #120 | 427 | 0.1784% |
| 1900 | #131 | 483 | 0.1611% |
| 1899 | #112 | 432 | 0.1854% |
| 1898 | #119 | 451 | 0.1743% |
| 1897 | #114 | 454 | 0.1939% |
| 1896 | #112 | 434 | 0.1824% |
| 1895 | #114 | 435 | 0.1862% |
| 1894 | #111 | 424 | 0.1902% |
| 1893 | #116 | 384 | 0.1804% |
| 1892 | #114 | 394 | 0.1856% |
| 1891 | #116 | 341 | 0.1838% |
| 1890 | #113 | 354 | 0.1859% |
| 1889 | #117 | 321 | 0.1800% |
| 1888 | #122 | 302 | 0.1691% |
| 1887 | #119 | 253 | 0.1733% |
| 1886 | #121 | 237 | 0.1640% |
| 1885 | #116 | 229 | 0.1721% |
| 1884 | #119 | 213 | 0.1651% |
| 1883 | #123 | 170 | 0.1514% |
| 1882 | #133 | 134 | 0.1243% |
| 1881 | #130 | 122 | 0.1327% |
| 1880 | #129 | 127 | 0.1396% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | #6,960 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1975 | #5,065 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #3,459 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #4,313 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1958 | #3,706 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1957 | #4,245 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1956 | #3,710 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1955 | #4,111 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #3,288 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1953 | #3,024 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1952 | #2,769 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1950 | #3,169 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1947 | #3,984 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #2,740 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #2,643 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1942 | #3,805 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,760 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1940 | #2,399 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #2,531 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1938 | #2,258 | 11 | 0.0010% |
| 1937 | #2,774 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1935 | #1,791 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1934 | #3,919 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #1,796 | 16 | 0.0016% |
| 1932 | #2,735 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1931 | #2,559 | 10 | 0.0010% |
| 1930 | #2,236 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #1,829 | 18 | 0.0017% |
| 1928 | #1,932 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1927 | #2,464 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1926 | #2,489 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1925 | #2,365 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1924 | #2,405 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1923 | #2,071 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1922 | #2,096 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1921 | #2,205 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1920 | #2,090 | 16 | 0.0015% |
| 1919 | #2,322 | 13 | 0.0013% |
| 1918 | #1,948 | 17 | 0.0017% |
| 1917 | #1,863 | 17 | 0.0018% |
| 1916 | #1,999 | 15 | 0.0017% |
| 1915 | #2,531 | 10 | 0.0012% |
| 1914 | #2,183 | 10 | 0.0015% |
| 1913 | #2,639 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #2,715 | 5 | 0.0012% |
| 1911 | #1,467 | 7 | 0.0031% |
| 1910 | #1,258 | 8 | 0.0041% |
| 1909 | #1,120 | 8 | 0.0049% |
| 1908 | #1,498 | 5 | 0.0032% |
| 1907 | #1,145 | 7 | 0.0048% |
| 1905 | #1,165 | 6 | 0.0045% |
| 1904 | #1,139 | 6 | 0.0047% |
| 1902 | #1,220 | 5 | 0.0041% |
| 1900 | #1,002 | 8 | 0.0053% |
| 1898 | #847 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1893 | #798 | 8 | 0.0071% |
| 1890 | #1,076 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1889 | #843 | 7 | 0.0063% |
| 1886 | #1,035 | 5 | 0.0045% |
| 1884 | #815 | 7 | 0.0061% |
| 1883 | #968 | 5 | 0.0048% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Iva Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Your tendency is to finish whatever you start. You like to use the pen or the needle (writing, fashion design etc). You are loving, compassionate, intuitive and humanitarian. Runs of luck, either good or bad, follow you. You are sympathetic, but at times might be touchy and oversensitive. You may have a gift for writing. You are intuitive and might be interested in the arts, drama or science.
You are seeking freedom, opportunities to enjoy life: to make love, to go places and to do things. You are very adventurous and willing to take risk to achieve your objectives. New ways and new experiences can't satisfy your restless nature. One adventure leads you to another. You are honest and fair, because you know that this is the only way to receive justice and honesty from other people. But your personal growth is vital for you, and it is difficult to be tied down by rules and obligations. Your restless spirit might best controlled by choosing the field of work that meet your demand for action and adventure.
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