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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Ival

Used in both girl and boy records

Ival appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Ival by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDIval as a girl’s nameUS records 1912–1938
#20496girl rank1918peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDIval as a boy’s nameUS records 1911–1950
#9163boy rank1939peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Ival in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl191811 uses#203419131912–193818 listed years
Boy193917 uses#138719111911–195033 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.