boy's name

Iverson

  • Gender Boy
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Uncommon
  • Births on record 2,406

Iverson is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 139 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

  • Peaked in 2024, when 149 babies were given the name.
  • It has been rising over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 23,852 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1891.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Iverson over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1890s 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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Births named Iverson by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1890s 11
1910s 69
1920s 85
1930s 17
1940s 45
1950s 33
1960s 20
1970s 20
1980s 5
1990s 62
2000s 582
2010s 514
2020s (to 2025) 778

How popular is Iverson?

In 2025, Iverson was given to 139 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

Where Iverson is used

United States #1,410 139 in 2025
Canada #2,024 10 in 2024
England & Wales #5,720 3 in 2023
France #5,911 5 in 2023

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.

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 Iverson

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

Parents who like Iverson also like

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

Sibling names for Iverson

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

Common questions about Iverson

How popular is the name Iverson?

In 2025, Iverson was given to 139 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.

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

Iverson is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

How many syllables are in Iverson?

Iverson has 3 syllables.

When was Iverson most popular?

Iverson peaked in 2024, when 149 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.

Is Iverson a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Iverson currently ranks #1,410 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.