Boys' name · since 1961
Yvan
Since 1961, U.S. Social Security records show 505 babies named Yvan, peaking in 2020. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
505 babies have been named Yvan since 1961, making it today's #6874 boys' name.
Yvan has 505 recorded births among boys since 1961, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6874 as of the latest data, more common than 51% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1961 to 2025.
- #7,854 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,874 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 505 born since 1961
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yvan ranks #7,854 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,874 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 505 born since 1961, peaking in the 1990s.
- #7,854 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,874 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 505
- born since 1961
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yvan's 505 recorded births place it above 82.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Yvan compares
505 Top 44% higher than 56% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Yvan's all-time total is 37% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yvan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 505 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 34 | 22,252 |
Yvan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yvan splits its recorded history at 1999: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1961 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2020 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Yvan popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 65 years of records
Yvan popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1996 (Yvan as girls' name)
Yvan by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (109 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Yvan's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Yvan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 16
1960s
16 births
- 1970s 26
1970s
26 births
- 1980s
1980s
65 births
- 1990s
1990s
109 births
- 2000s
2000s
106 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
77 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 109 births (22% of all-time use).
How Yvan compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Yvan's total volume
Yvan by state
Where Yvan concentrates geographically, total births since 1961
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 35 | 6.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.0% |
35 of 505 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Yvan's data
- Yvan's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (77) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Yvans (35 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Yvan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~64 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1961–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Yvan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.