girl's name

Ieva

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 4
  • Births on record 420

Northern Ireland

#472

2008 births

Ieva is a girl's name. In 2014 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 2011, when 20 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1999.

Ieva over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2023, not a full ten years.

156
'90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Ieva by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 3
2000s 54
2010s 156
2020s (to 2023) 22

How popular is Ieva?

In 2023, Ieva was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Ieva is used

Northern Ireland #472 3 in 2008
Scotland #872 3 in 2016
Ireland #971 3 in 2021
England & Wales #5,134 4 in 2023
France #6,386 5 in 2022
United States #15,009 6 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Ieva is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Iéva Iéva is a rare spelling of Ieva, written with an acute accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Ieva

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Ieva also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Ieva over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Ieva

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Ieva — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Ieva

How popular is the name Ieva?

In 2023, Ieva was given to 4 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Ieva a girl's or a boy's name?

Ieva is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Ieva most popular?

Ieva peaked in 2011, when 20 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.