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    The first name Iva

    A girl’s name.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    A female given name of Slavic origin, recorded in the United States since 1900.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 9 girls were named Iva, making it the 2,788th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 16 births (#1,819).

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    183
    babies named Iva, 1996–2025
    #2,788
    rank in 2025
    2024
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Iva with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Iva at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 117 girls born in the United States were named Iva, the 1,740th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 889 were.

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    38,961
    babies named Iva since 1880
    #1,740
    rank in 2025
    1918
    peak year

    US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

    Iva in other languages

    Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary

    Spelled Iva in Czech and Slovak too.

    Famous people named Iva

    16 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Iva Majoli
      Croatian tennis player, born 1977
    • Iva Bittová
      Czech musician, and actor, born 1958
    • Iva Prandzheva
      Bulgarian athlete, born 1972
    • Iva Janžurová
      Czech actress, born 1941
    • Iva Karagiozova
      Bulgarian biathlete, born 1971
    • Iva Videnova-Kuljasevic
      Bulgarian chess player (born 1987)
    • Iva Ciglar
      Croatian basketball player (born 1985)
    • Iva Slišković
      Croatian basketball player (born 1984)
    • Iva Lažeta
      Croatian footballer, born 1989
    • Iva Straková
      Czech Olympic athlete and high jumper, born 1980
    • Iva Radoš
      Croatian sportsperson, born 1995
    • Iva Frühlingová
      Czech model and singer, born 1982

    Questions

    How popular is the name Iva?
    In 2025, 9 girls born in England and Wales were named Iva, ranking 2,788th. Its peak was 2024, with 16 births.
    Is Iva a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 99% of the 38,961 US babies named Iva since 1880 were girls.
    When was Iva most popular?
    1918 in the United States, when 889 babies were named Iva, its highest rank at 212th.