Iver
Masculine · “yew”
Iver is given to both — 1,687 boys and 102 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Iver is the Norse Ivar — a yew bow, or a bow-warrior — and Ivar the Boneless led the Great Heathen Army into England.
How old is the name Iver?
Iver first appears in US birth records in 1884 — 141 years ago. The typical Iver alive today was born around 2005, making them about 20 years old. About 1,000 people named Iver are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Iver most popular?
Iver peaked in 1887, reaching #819 nationally. Today it ranks #2167, 1,348 places below that high. See the whole 1887 chart.
Where it comes from
From ýr to Iver
The story of Iver
Ivar the Boneless commanded the Viking army that took York in 866 and broke three English kingdoms; the epithet has never been convincingly explained. The name is standard in Norway and Denmark as Iver or Ivar. It appears in American records in current use.
Meaning
yew, bow warrior
From the Old Norse Ívarr, generally read from ýr, 'yew' or 'bow', and arr or herr, 'warrior' or 'army'. Yew was the bow wood, so the elements reinforce each other. Iver is the Norwegian and Danish spelling. The Norse is documented.
How the name formed
- ýr
- Ívarr
- Iver
Related forms: Iver · Ivar · Iver
Pronouncing Iver
EE-vur
Two syllables, stress on the first. Some American speakers say EYE-vur.
Nicknames for Iver
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1884
- Most boys named
- 202381 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #819reached in 1887
- Change vs 2023
- −18.5%66 in 2025, from 81
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Iver in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Iver in Norwegian — same name
- Ivar in Swedish — spelling variant
- Iver in Danish — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: Minnesota, California, Texas.
Ivers among us
people named Iver are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 25,880 born in 2025 was named Iver
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Iver sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Iver is headed
Iver should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Iver beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Iver in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- That yew and bow are the same word is a first-rate etymology.
- The yew-bow-warrior meaning is vivid and undisputed.
- Two clean syllables with no pronunciation risk once heard.
- The first vowel splits between EE and EYE in American use.
- Ivar is the commoner international spelling.
- It reads as specifically Scandinavian.
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Masculine · #2167 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Ivers are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 1,000 people named Iver are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Iver in 2025?
- Iver ranks #2167 among US boy names in 2025, with 66 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Iver?
- About 1 in every 25,880 US boys born in 2025 was named Iver — 66 in all.
- Will my child share the name Iver with classmates?
- Iver will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Iver
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