Ivo
- Meaning:
- God is gracious
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Ivo
Croatian short form of Ivan (John) used independently, especially in Dalmatia.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- May 19
Popularity with newborns
Ivo has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
8,921 people in Croatia are called Ivo, according to the 2021 census. That is #108 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Ivo is recorded in every Croatian county.
Notable people called Ivo
- Ivo Andrić — Nobel Prize–winning writer
- Ivo Josipović — President of Croatia (2010–2015)
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.