US rank #6888 Boys' name Peak 2020 493 births

Yvan — #6888 US boys' name

493 babies named Yvan in U.S. Social Security records since 1961, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s161970s261980s651990s1092000s1062010s1062020s65
#6888
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 52% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Yvan was born in this single decade.

2020
Single peak year

17 babies were named Yvan in 2020 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Yvan

The Social Security Administration has registered 493 babies named Yvan between 1961 and 2024, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Yvan currently holds the #6888 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2020, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Yvan performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Yvan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 35 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Yvan in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Yvan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 493 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Yvan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

493

Since 1961

64 years of records

Peak year

2020

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,888

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1961

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 2024

Yvan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1961

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2020)
17
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
05101520 202420172010200219951988198119621961 5

Yvan popularity over time — girls

5 total births recorded since 1996 (Yvan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 5 births
5 1996 5

Yvan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
109 births that decade — 22% of Yvan's all-time total
1960s161970s261980s651990s1092000s1062010s1062020s65

Yvan by state

Where Yvan concentrates geographically — total births since 1961

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Yvan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
35 7.1%
#2 Texas
5 1.0%
California share of Yvan's total US births 7.1%
Even split

35 of 493 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yvan?
493 babies have been named Yvan since 1961. It currently ranks #6888 among boys. The peak year was 2020 with 17 births.
When was Yvan most popular?
Yvan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 109 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Where is Yvan most popular?
The top states for the name Yvan are California (35 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Yvan been used?
Yvan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1961, spanning 64 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Yvan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvain. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1961–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.