Masculine dossier · first seen 1916

Yves

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Yves
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

1985

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Millennial

1916Peak 19852024

Peak year

1985

Decline from peak

51.4%

2024

All-time

1,184

Yves has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 1985, when 37 boys were named Yves.

In 2024, only 18 boys were given the name.

Down 51.4% from its peak.

All told, about 1,184 Americans have been named Yves and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationMillennial

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

Curious about the history of Yves? Browse books about the name Yves on Amazon.