Ivan
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Swedish speakers. From Russian Ива́н (Iván). First recorded in Sweden in 1797.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Ivan (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Ivan has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2010. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Boys |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 20 |
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 30 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 29 |
| 2004 | 35 |
| 2005 | 47 |
| 2006 | 38 |
| 2007 | 44 |
| 2008 | 47 |
| 2009 | 55 |
| 2010 | 64 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 50 |
| 2013 | 52 |
| 2014 | 64 |
| 2015 | 58 |
| 2016 | 49 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2019 | 52 |
| 2020 | 60 |
| 2021 | 54 |
| 2022 | 63 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls | Men and boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11 | 3,964 |
| 2000 | 10 | 3,928 |
| 2001 | 12 | 3,907 |
| 2002 | 13 | 3,874 |
| 2003 | 14 | 3,836 |
| 2004 | 16 | 3,796 |
| 2005 | 15 | 3,772 |
| 2006 | 16 | 3,796 |
| 2007 | 19 | 3,803 |
| 2008 | 20 | 3,787 |
| 2009 | 22 | 3,790 |
| 2010 | 19 | 3,805 |
| 2011 | 19 | 3,806 |
| 2012 | 19 | 3,834 |
| 2013 | 18 | 3,852 |
| 2014 | 19 | 3,904 |
| 2015 | 21 | 3,962 |
| 2016 | 22 | 4,033 |
| 2017 | 22 | 4,130 |
| 2018 | 19 | 4,176 |
| 2019 | 21 | 4,255 |
| 2020 | 20 | 4,294 |
Ivan in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Ivan.Hi! My name is Ivan.
- Ivan ringde och sa att han blir lite sen.Ivan called and said he'll be a bit late.
- Jag ska fika med Ivan i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Ivan this afternoon.
- Ivans mamma är lärare.Ivan's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Ivans mamma is Ivan's mum.
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What does the name Ivan mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a male given name of Swedish speakers. From Russian Ива́н (Iván). First recorded in Sweden in 1797.
How popular is Ivan in Sweden?
63 babies were named Ivan in 2022. In 2020, 4,314 people in Sweden had Ivan as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2010 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.