Ivan
- Meaning:
- God is gracious
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Ivan
The Croatian form of John, from Hebrew 'God is gracious'. It has been the most common male name in Croatia for generations, honouring St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- June 24 (sv. Ivan Krstitelj)
- Nicknames:
- Ivo, Ivica
Popularity with newborns
- Boys · 2025 · 375 births · #6 that year
Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.
People with this name in Croatia
106,657 people in Croatia are called Ivan, according to the 2021 census. That is #1 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Ivan is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Ivan
- Ivan Gundulić — Baroque poet, author of the epic Osman
- Ivan Mažuranić — Poet and the first commoner Ban (viceroy) of Croatia
- Ivan Meštrović — World-renowned sculptor
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.