Is Ivor a boy or girl name?

Ivor is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 909 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 5.1% were girls and 94.9% were boys.

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Ivor

Recorded 1896–2025 · United States

Ivor was most popular in 1918, when 29 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,625 that year. In 2025 it ranked #16,070, with 10 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 909 people named Ivor.

Ivor over time

Births per year. The dot marks Ivor’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Ivor a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Ivor is mostly a boy’s name — 5.1% of the 909 Americans given it were girls and 94.9% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% 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.

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