Popularity
The name is common among Bulgarians (local forms include Jovan, Joan ), Croats, Danes, Montenegrins, Macedonians, Russians, Serbs (it is the first form of the name, and later was replaced by the more Byzantine form Jovan, but lately has reappeared and regained its popularity in Serbian and Macedonian families), Slovenians, Belarusians, and Ukrainians.
Ivan is the most common male name in Bulgaria.
Ivan is the most popular name in Croatia.
Since the 20th century, it has also been used as a popular given name among Italian (both the original form and the italianized version, Ivano), Spanish as (Iván), and Portuguese (sometimes Ivã) speaking peoples.
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—Susan Sontag (b. 1933)
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