Iva

“God is gracious” — Slavic, via Ivo, a hypocoristic of Ivan (a doublet of John) origin

Girl's name · #1733 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Iva has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #111 (1894) · 38,397 babies named Iva all-time · 1 in 14,000 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #18 in Croatia (2025) · #25 in Slovenia (2025) · #44 in Bosnia (FBiH) (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Ivas

Iva Zanicchi — Italian singer and politician
Iva Majoli — Croatian tennis player
Iva Toguri D'Aquino — World War II propaganda announcer "Orphan Ann", and best-known "Tokyo Rose" announcer
Iva Jovic — US American tennis player
Iva Bittová — Czech musician, and actor

Among 599 notable people named Iva:

Artists & writers appear 1.26× more often than among typical names — e.g. Iva Despić-Simonović, Yugoslav sculptor (1891-1961).

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