Ihor
An East Slavic masculine name derived from the Greek name Ignatios, meaning "ardent" or "fiery".
Name Census estimates that about 126 living Americans carry the first name Ihor. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Ihor today is around 69 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Ihor births was 1953 (16 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Ihor. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Ihor is about 69 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Ihors were born before 1967.
People living today
126
~ 1 in 2,720,273 Americans
Peak year
1953
16 babies that year
Average age
69
years old
1967 SSA rank
#3,724
Tracked since 1950
Census
Ihor in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,373 people with the first name Ihor, which placed it at #9,902 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,902
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,373 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
99.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Ihor
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ihor is White at 99.3%. The next largest groups are Black (0.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Ihor described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Ihor at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White99.3% · 1,363
- Black or African American0.2% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.2% · 3
- Hispanic or Latino0.1% · 2
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.1% · 2
Popularity
Ihor: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Ihor from the 1950s through to the 1960s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1950s, with 118 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1950s peak, Ihor remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Ihor by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Ihor during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Ihors live
Origin
Meaning and history of Ihor
The given name Ihor has its origins in the Old East Slavic language. It is a variant of the name Igor, which is derived from the Old Norse name Ingvarr. The name Ingvarr is composed of two elements: "ing," meaning "descendant of," and "arr," meaning "warrior."
Ihor was a popular name among the Kievan Rus', an ancient East Slavic state that existed from the 9th to the 13th century. It was widely used by the ruling dynasties and nobility of this region. The earliest recorded instance of the name Ihor dates back to the 10th century, when it was mentioned in the Primary Chronicle, an important historical text that chronicled the events of Kievan Rus'.
One of the most famous historical figures bearing the name Ihor was Ihor Svyatoslavich (1151-1201), a Prince of Novgorod-Seversk and a renowned military leader. He played a crucial role in the defense of Kievan Rus' against the Cumans, a nomadic Turkic people. Ihor's exploits were immortalized in the epic poem "The Tale of Igor's Campaign," which is considered a masterpiece of Old East Slavic literature.
Another notable figure was Ihor Olhovich (1099-1147), a Prince of Novgorod-Seversk and a prominent military commander during the tumultuous period of internecine conflicts among the Rurikid princes. He is remembered for his victories against the Cumans and his efforts to maintain the unity of Kievan Rus'.
In the 14th century, Ihor Svyatoslavich (1315-1349) was a Prince of Smolensk and a skilled diplomat who negotiated alliances with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to counter the growing threat of the Golden Horde.
Another historical figure bearing the name Ihor was Ihor Vasilkovich (1079-1147), a Prince of Putivl and a skilled military strategist who played a significant role in the defense of Kievan Rus' against the Polovtsian incursions.
The name Ihor also appeared in religious texts, such as the Russian Orthodox Church's hagiographies, where it was borne by several saints and martyrs, though their historical records are often shrouded in legend and hagiographic embellishments.
People
Ihor + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Ihor as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with I
Other first names starting with I with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Ihor: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Ihor?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 126 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Ihor going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 2,720,273 US residents.
Is Ihor a common name?
We classify Ihor as "Very Rare". It ranks above 67.9% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 164 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Ihor most popular?
The single biggest year for Ihor was 1953, when 16 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Ihor is about 69 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Ihor in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,373 people with the name Ihor, or 0.45 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,902 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Ihor in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Ihor?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Ihor appears almost entirely male. Of the 1,369 people counted with this name, 100.0% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Ihor?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Ihor is White at 99.3%. The next largest groups are Black (0.2%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Ihor most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Ihor in the 2020 Census, accounting for 99.3% (1,363 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Ihor in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Ihor a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Ihor in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Ihor still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Ihor in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Ihor can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Ihor?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.