Ival

Boy · recorded 1911–1950

  • 1950last recorded
  • 1911best year

Most popular in 1911.

Last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Ival.

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

0163119111921193119401950

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 33 recorded years as a table
Ival, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191131
191214
191415
191515
191613
191711
191810
19199
19208
19219
192210
19238
19246
192510
19267
192712
19287
19295
193014
19315
19335
19346
19357
193610
19375
19389
193915
194013
19417
19444
19465
19484
19503

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Ival isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1950
5
Rank in 1950
#3,681
How rare
1 in 358,052 boys
Since 1911
297

Ival was last recorded in 1950. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1911, at 31 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Ival doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.