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Ivar

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What official birth registration shows about Ivar: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Dutch pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Recording by Marcel Coenders. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 2016–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 2016 to 2025, ranging from #503 to #3079.20172019202120232025#503#3079
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
2016#3079
2017#1124
2018#932
2019#731
2020#699
2021#503
2022#509
2023#544
2024#648
2025#639

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2025: #111 among boys in Norway, #639 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #30 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #28 among boys in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #639 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #28 in Norway in 1949.

Ivar's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#63957HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#64858HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#54470HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#50977HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#50378HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#69948HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#73145HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#93231HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#112425HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#30796HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#11158HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#12246HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#13642HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#13640HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#14437HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#14333HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#16036HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#16735HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#17033HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#17832HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#23622HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#19130HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#17433HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#19030HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#20626HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#24120HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#19330HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#20027HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#17533HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#20026HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#19827HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#17034HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#16338HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#18030HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#15044HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#17434HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#14747HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#15440HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#13951HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#17336HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#16439HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#14547HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#14347HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#14747HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#18436HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#18136HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#19234HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#13159HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#20030HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#17739HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#15644HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#16342HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#13258HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#15944HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#12463HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#13259HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#12164HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#11666HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#14051HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#10968HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#11476HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#11079HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#10183HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#10384HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#84105HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#73123HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#63138HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#61140HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#69128HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#54165HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#50186HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#50188HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#53170HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#50164HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#47184HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#54154HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#46190HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#48182HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#43193HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#41212HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#41215HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#41207HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#39227HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#36240HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#35226HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#33251HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#28278HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#33255HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#30278HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#29317HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#30257HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#4786HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Ivar is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Ivar, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1949England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2022ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#28 in 1949
England and Wales2016–202510#503 in 2021
Republic of Ireland20221#657 in 2022
Scotland20241#478 in 2024

Its high point came 75 years earlier in Norway (1949) than in Scotland (2024).

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What is known about Ivar

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #28 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.