The first name Ivo
A boy’s name meaning “yew”, “bow”.
Pronounced /ˈaɪvəʊ/ 2 syllables Male
Meaning and origin
Ivo means “yew”, “bow”.
Latinate form of a medieval name of Old French origin, from Proto-Germanic *īhwaz (“yew, bow”). Name of French and English saints. Cognate with modern French Yves.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 57 boys were named Ivo, making it the 639th most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 63 births (#602).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ivo with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ivo at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 11 boys born in the United States were named Ivo, the 7,370th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1922, when 19 were.
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.
Ivo in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Ivo in Esperanto, Estonian, Italian, Latvian and Portuguese too.
Famous people named Ivo
62 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ivo JosipovićCroatian politician, third President of Croatia, born 1957
- Ivo SanaderCroatian politician, former Prime Minister, born 1953
- Ivo UlichCzech businessman, former association football player, born 1974
- Ivo ViktorCzech footballer, born 1942
- Ivo KarlovićCroatian tennis player, born 1979
- Ivo GrbićCroatian footballer, born 1996
- Ivo PogorelićCroatian pianist, born 1958
- Ivo IličevićCroatian footballer, born 1986
- Ivo Van DammeBelgian athlete (1954–1976)
- Ivo LinnaEstonian singer (born 1949)
- Ivo MinářCzech tennis player, born 1984
- Ivo VojnovićDramatist and playwright from Dubrovnik (1857-1929)
Questions
- What does the name Ivo mean?
- Ivo means “yew”, “bow”.
- How popular is the name Ivo?
- In 2025, 57 boys born in England and Wales were named Ivo, ranking 639th. Its peak was 2024, with 63 births.
- Is Ivo a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a boy's name: 99% of the 854 US babies named Ivo since 1880 were boys.
- When was Ivo most popular?
- 1922 in the United States, when 19 babies were named Ivo, its highest rank at 1,852nd.
- How do you pronounce Ivo?
- Ivo is /ˈaɪvəʊ/, 2 syllables.