boy's name
Iver
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 2,163
Scotland
#534
2024 births
Iver is a boy's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2023, when 86 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 50,234 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1884.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Iver over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 |
| 1890s | 31 |
| 1900s | 45 |
| 1910s | 234 |
| 1920s | 264 |
| 1930s | 128 |
| 1940s | 58 |
| 1950s | 71 |
| 1960s | 36 |
| 1970s | 28 |
| 1980s | 13 |
| 1990s | 16 |
| 2000s | 75 |
| 2010s | 380 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 393 |
How popular is Iver?
In 2025, Iver was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Iver is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Iver
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Iver also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Iver over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Iver
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Iver — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Iver
How popular is the name Iver?
In 2025, Iver was given to 66 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Iver a girl's or a boy's name?
Iver is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Iver?
Iver has 2 syllables.
When was Iver most popular?
Iver peaked in 2023, when 86 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Iver a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Iver currently ranks #534 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.