Ivan
Origin : Russian variation of John
God is gracious
The name Ivan is a boy's name of Russian origin meaning "God is gracious". Though some might find it a bit heavy-booted, Ivan is one of the few Russian boys' names to become fully accepted into the American naming pool. Ivan is, of course, ubiquitous in Russian culture. There is one of the brothers in The Brothers Karamazov, the protagonists of Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, and Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, and the title character in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. Real life Ivans include writer Turgnenev, biologist Pavlov, tennis player Lendl, and rulers Ivan the Great and --oops--Ivan the Terrible. Vanya is his warm and appealing nickname.
Popularity of name Ivan over time
There are 133906 people in the U.S. with the first name Ivan, this name was mostly popular in 2004 with popularity 3458 .
Ivan is used for both genders.
99.52 percent of people with the first name Ivan are man
0.48 percent of people with the first name Ivan are woman
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