Gender
Origin
- French
- Archer
- Ukrainian
Syllables
1
Themes
- Nature
- Trade/Occupational
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Yves
Pronunciation
yv-ves
Famous People
French singer Yves Montand, French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent
More about the name
Yves is a common French male given name of uncertain origin, either from Celtic as in the Gaulish name Ivo (Iuo) and compound names Ivorix (Iuo-rigi or Iue-ricci) and Ivomagus (Iuo-magi), all derived from the Gaulish term for yew, iuos or īuos, or from Germanic, derived from Proto-Germanic *īwaz, *īhwaz (compare Icelandic ýr), masculine variant of *īwō (compare Dutch ijf, German Eibe), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyHweh₂, meaning yew.
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Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1985 (rank #1672, 37 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5399, 17 births)
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #9608, 10 births); most recent 2025 (rank #10107, 9 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024 | 18 | 6 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 |
| 2022 | 12 | – |
| 2021 | 24 | – |
| 2020 | 13 | – |
| 2019 | 12 | – |
| 2018 | 17 | – |
| 2017 | 22 | – |
| 2016 | 15 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 2021 (rank #2123, 10 births); most recent 2024 (rank #4266, 4 births)
- Girls: peak in 2001 (rank #3258, 4 births); most recent 2003 (rank #4366, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – |
| 2024 | 4 | – |
| 2023 | 6 | – |
| 2022 | 8 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | – |
| 2020 | 4 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | 7 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1947 (rank #17, 6,420 births); most recent 2023 (rank #2965, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1915 (rank #458, 10 births); most recent 1971 (rank #1543, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7 | – |
| 2022 | 16 | – |
| 2021 | 16 | – |
| 2020 | 10 | – |
| 2019 | 16 | – |
| 2018 | 22 | – |
| 2017 | 15 | – |
| 2016 | 17 | – |
| 2015 | 21 | – |
| 2014 | 25 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence