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The name Ivan peaked for girls at #2447 in 1928. Ivan is also used for boys, ranking #163 in 2025.

The name Ivan is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "God is gracious".

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Though some might find it a bit heavy-booted, Ivan is one of the few Russian boys' names to become fully accepted into the American naming pool.
Ivan is, of course, ubiquitous in Russian culture. There is one of the brothers in The Brothers Karamazov, the protagonists of Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, and the title character in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Real life Ivans include writer Turgnenev, biologist Pavlov, tennis player Lendl, and rulers Ivan the Great and --oops--Ivan the Terrible. Vanya is his warm and appealing nickname.

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The name Ivan is currently ranked #163 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #113 in 2012. The name is most popular in IVAN, IVAN, and IVAN. Ivan is occasionally used for girls in 2020.

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