Ivar is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “yew tree, bow and warrior, army.” In 2024 it was given to 116 boys in the United States.
Ivar belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “yew tree, bow and warrior, army” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Ivar first appears in Social Security records in 1896. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1080 in 1911, and in 2024 116 babies received the name — 1,334 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Ivar means “yew tree, bow and warrior, army” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Ivar is a boy name. In 2024, 116 babies received the name in the US.
Ivar comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Ivar first appears in US records in 1896. Its best-ever ranking was #1080 in 1911, and 116 babies were given the name in 2024.
Ivar is pronounced /²iːvar/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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