Yves
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Yves
On paper, with its stylish ties to fashion legend Yves Saint-Laurent (born Henri), Yves looks great, but the pronunciation--EVE-- could lead to gender confusion. German variation Ivo might be cooler and clear up the issue.
Yves for girls#10895 US
Typically used as a masculine name among French speakers, Yves has occasionally been used as a feminine name, likely because of its similarity to Eve and because of it can be linked to a fashion brand. A notable bearer is the South Korean singer, Ha Soo-Young, who performs under the name of Yves.
Pronounced EEV.
As of October 2026, Yves ranked #5598 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1692 in 1981, Nameberry popularity #721.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #4,586 | 22 | 11.9 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | #4,359 | 24 | 13.7 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
World rankings
Yves for boys
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Yves on lists
Famous Yvess
- Yves Henri Donat MathieuBoy
Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
- Yves Camille Désiré LetermeBoy
48th Prime Minister of Belgium
- Yves Montand (born Ivo Livi)Boy
Italian,French actor/singer
- Yves AllegroBoy
Swiss tennis player, doubles partner of Roger Federer
- Yves KleinBoy
French painter and performance artist
- Yves ChauvinBoy
French chemist; winner of the Nobel Prize
- Yves Ed'duvill EdwardsBoy
Brazilian mixed martial artist
- (Louis) Yves FortierBoy
Canadian diplomat
- YvesBoy
Joseph de Kerguelen,Tremarec, discoverer of Kerguelen Islands
- (Raymond Georges) Yves TanguyBoy
French painter
- Yves BéharBoy
Swiss designer
- JeanBoy
Yves Thibaudet, French pianist
- JacquesBoy
Yves Cousteau, French oceanographer
- Yves / Ha SooyoungBoy
South,Korean idol group member (LOOΠΔ)
Yves in pop culture
- Yves Adele HarlowBoy
female character on "The Lone Gunmen" (a spin,off of The X,Files)
- Yves BenedictBoy
character in the Benedict Series by Joss Stirling
- YvesBoy
female character of LOOΠΔVERSE created by Blockberry Creative, starring members of South,Korean girl group, LOOΠΔ