Given name
Ivah
“God is gracious”·“of the yew tree”
Ivah is a variant of Ivana. In Slavic use, Ivana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Ivah is a variant of Iva. One Japanese interpretation is “of the yew tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Ivah is a variant of Ivana. In Slavic use, Ivana carries the interpretation “God is gracious.” Ivah is a variant of Iva. One Japanese interpretation is “of the yew tree.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Ivah is a variant of Iva. An origin associated with Iva is Japanese.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Ivah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 908
- 0 boys · 908 girls
- Most popular year
- 1895
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #11,312 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 11,312 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 28 in 1895. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 211 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Ivah’s family of names
Ivah has a related form in Ivana. Ivah has a related form in Iva.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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