How Many People Are Named Yves?
An estimated 1,146 people in the United States have the first name Yves. It is predominantly male (95.9%). The average bearer is 36 years old, and Yves peaked in popularity in 1985 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Yves as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Yves paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,146
About 1 in 299,088 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
95.9% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1985
37 births
Total Registered
1,234
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Yves
Yves is predominantly male (95.9%), though 50 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Yves as a male name
Ranked #5,423 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 1985 (37 births)
Yves as a female name
Ranked #15,182 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (10 births)
Yves: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Yves span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 278 babies were registered. While Yves is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Yves by Decade
How has Yves tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Yves by State
Birth registrations for Yves span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Florida, California. The lowest are in New Jersey, Georgia, California. On average, about 64 Yvess were registered per state.
Yves + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Yves as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Yves
Other first names starting with Y with a similar number of bearers.
Yves: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Yves?
We estimate approximately 1,146 people named Yves are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 299,088 Americans share this first name.
Is Yves a common name?
Yves is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,234 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Yves most popular?
Yves reached peak popularity in 1985, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Yves is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Yves a male name?
Yves is predominantly male. 95.9% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Yves Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Yves Smith, Yves Johnson, Yves Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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