Question: is ivan a good name?
Answer: The name is common among Russians, Ukrainians, Serbs, Bulgarians, Croats, Belarusians, Macedonians, Montenegrins, and to a smaller extent Czechs and Slovaks. Ivan is the most common male name in Bulgaria (as of 2013) and Croatia (as of 2013). ... The name Ivan was the most popular from years 1930 to 1940.