Girl name#632 of girl names
Iva
Pronounced IY1 V AH0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1918
- 145 years in use
How popular is Iva?
Iva is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 38,840 children — the 632nd most common girls' name on record.
It peaked in 1918, went quiet for most of a century, and is climbing again. Its best single year was 1918, when 889 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- IY1 V AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Iva
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Iva
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Iva?
- Iva ranks 632nd among girls' names in US records, with 38,840 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,083.
- Is Iva a unisex name?
- No. Iva is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Iva most popular?
- 1918, when 889 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.