Is Iver a boy or girl name?

Iver is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 1,789 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.7% were girls and 94.3% were boys.

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Iver

Recorded 1884–2025 · United States

Iver was most popular in 2023, when 86 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,944 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,625, with 66 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,789 people named Iver.

Iver over time

Births per year. The dot marks Iver’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Iver a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Iver is mostly a boy’s name — 5.7% of the 1,789 Americans given it were girls and 94.3% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 2% girls and 98% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Iver

Where Iver is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org