Ivan is the Russian and South Slavic form of John and means "God is gracious". It belonged to Russian tsars such as Ivan the Terrible and is one of the most common names across Eastern Europe, while in the United States it is used mainly in Spanish-speaking families, pronounced ee-VAHN. Ivan ranked 153rd in the United States in 2000, peaked at number 113 in 2012 and stands at number 163 in 2025.