Iverson

Iverson: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“son of Iver”
Origin
English
Say it
EYE-ver-sən · 3 syllables
Used for
Boys (96% of all uses)

An English surname-name meaning 'son of Iver.' Iver is a Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ívarr, usually explained as 'yew warrior.'

How popular is Iverson?

202445.0 per million US babies
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Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Iverson in 2024149

2024 rank#1,351 boys

Peak year2024

Total US babies since 18802,101

Iverson is rising: use over the last five years is 4.4× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Iverson

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • JackGod is gracious · English
  • Hudsonson of Hudd · English
  • Jacksonson of Jack · English
  • Cartercart driver · English
  • Wyattbrave in war · English
  • Maverickindependent person · English
  • Masonstoneworker · English
  • Graysonson of the steward · English

Iverson questions

What does the name Iverson mean?

Iverson means "son of Iver". It comes from English. An English surname-name meaning 'son of Iver.' Iver is a Scandinavian form of Old Norse Ívarr, usually explained as 'yew warrior.'

Is Iverson a boy or girl name?

Iverson is mainly a boy's name in US records (96% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Iverson?

149 US babies were named Iverson in 2024. Its peak year was 2024.

How do you pronounce Iverson?

Iverson is usually pronounced EYE-ver-sən.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.