Yves
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- French
- US rank, 2025
- #5,397 for boys
Yves is a boys' name of French origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,397th for boys in the US (17 babies).
What does Yves mean?
French
A male given name from French
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Yves a girl's or a boy's name?
Yves is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 9 girls and 17 boys in the US.
How popular is Yves in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 10 boys.
Half of all the boys named Yves in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Yves in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 6 | #3,279 |
| 2022 | 8 | #2,678 |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | #2,878 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #2,947 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,149 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 5 | #3,572 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 4 | #3,836 |
| 2007 | 1 | #5,736 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
| 2002 | 4 | #2,751 |
| 2001 | 8 | #1,690 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Yves in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,397th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the US were named Yves, making it the 5,397th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 1985, with 37 boys. It first appears in the records in 1916. 9 girls were also named Yves in 2025 (10,104th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Yves in the US since 1880 were born between 1974 and 2003, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 1991, 23% of the babies named Yves in the US were girls.
Yves in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #5,397 |
| 2024 | 18 | #5,237 |
| 2023 | 12 | #6,892 |
| 2022 | 12 | #6,822 |
| 2021 | 24 | #4,243 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 12 | #6,772 |
| 2018 | 17 | #5,316 |
| 2017 | 22 | #4,462 |
| 2016 | 15 | #5,785 |
| 2015 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2014 | 9 | #8,124 |
| 2013 | 10 | #7,532 |
| 2012 | 14 | #5,995 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | #7,687 |
| 2008 | 11 | #7,182 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 9 | #7,992 |
| 2005 | 13 | #5,869 |
| 2004 | 9 | #7,530 |
| 2003 | 12 | #5,870 |
| 2002 | 13 | #5,388 |
| 2001 | 17 | #4,470 |
| 2000 | 18 | #4,198 |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,029 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 14 | #4,446 |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,102 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 22 | #3,103 |
| 1993 | 18 | #3,495 |
| 1992 | 20 | #3,213 |
| 1991 | 24 | #2,747 |
| 1990 | 25 | #2,623 |
| 1989 | 22 | #2,778 |
| 1988 | 27 | #2,250 |
| 1987 | 23 | #2,396 |
| 1986 | 28 | #2,055 |
| 1985 | 37 | #1,671 |
| 1984 | 26 | #2,035 |
| 1983 | 16 | #2,786 |
| 1982 | 23 | #2,206 |
| 1981 | 35 | #1,660 |
| 1980 | 27 | #2,003 |
| 1979 | 21 | #2,309 |
| 1978 | 17 | #2,567 |
| 1977 | 19 | #2,361 |
| 1976 | 22 | #2,112 |
| 1975 | 17 | #2,448 |
| 1974 | 23 | #1,934 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1972 | 15 | #2,418 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,069 |
| 1969 | 19 | #1,913 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,734 |
| 1967 | 13 | #2,241 |
| 1966 | 16 | #1,962 |
| 1965 | 15 | #2,083 |
| 1964 | 9 | #2,853 |
| 1963 | 10 | #2,672 |
| 1962 | 22 | #1,712 |
| 1961 | 14 | #2,241 |
| 1960 | 21 | #1,771 |
| 1959 | 10 | #2,662 |
| 1958 | 9 | #2,816 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,533 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,199 |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,796 |
| 1952 | 6 | #3,370 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,064 |
| 1950 | 6 | #3,328 |
| 1949 | 5 | #3,688 |
| 1948 | 7 | #3,009 |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 5 | #3,774 |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 5 | #4,199 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,896 |
Names like Yves
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Cruz, Luca, Lucas, Beau, Myles, Jude, Marcus, Omar, Spencer, Ezra, Hector, Crue
More French names
Eleanor, Esme, Darcie, Darcy, Genevieve, Amy, Esmae, Arleth, Elle, Russell, Monty, Mallory, Percy, Lacey, Belle, Quincy
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Yves: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/yves, updated 20 October 2026.