Yves
Yves was the 5598th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1692nd; the most babies were born in 1985 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 717 places. More babies were named Yves in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,598 boys, up 1,014 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17boys
- Girls and boys
- 23% girls, 77% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198537 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,261babies recorded
Yves popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #10,895 | #5,598 | 9 | 17 |
| 2020 | — | #6,612 | — | 13 |
| 2010 | — | #10,740 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | — | #4,384 | — | 18 |
| 1990 | — | #2,694 | — | 25 |
| 1980 | #7,413 | #2,056 | 9 | 27 |
| 1970 | — | #3,280 | — | 10 |
| 1960 | — | #1,811 | — | 21 |
| 1950 | — | #3,679 | — | 6 |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Yves, counting every spelling?
Yves has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Yves?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Yves (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Yves born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Yves.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Yves?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Yves are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 21 and 49. That makes Yves mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Yves by state
How common Yves was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Yves: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Yves, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Yves
How popular is the name Yves?
Yves was the 5598th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1981, when it ranked 1692nd; the most babies were born in 1985 (37). Over the last ten years it has moved up 717 places. More babies were named Yves in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Yves a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 23% girls, 77% boys given the name Yves in the US.
Where is Yves most popular?
In 2021–2025, Yves was most common in California (0.01 per 1,000 boys).