Total births
15
Girls' name · since 1978
Yve
Yve has 15 recorded births since 1978 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1978 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15804
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Yve currently ranks #15804 among girls' names in America, with 15 babies recorded since 1978.
Yve has 15 recorded births among girls since 1978, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #15804 as of the latest data, more common than 11% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1978 to 2025.
- #15804 among girls today
- 15 born since 1978
- 2020s peak decade
- 11% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Yve is currently the #15804 girls' name in America, more common than 11% of girls - 15 born since 1978, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15804
- among girls today
- 15
- born since 1978
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 11%
- more common than other girls
Yve vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#15804
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 11% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
67% of everyone ever named Yve was born in this single decade.
1978
Single peak year
5 babies were named Yve in 1978 - its busiest year on record.
How Yve compares
15 5th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Yve's all-time total is 96% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Yve | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Yve's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Yve splits its recorded history at 2024: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1978 (5 births).
Yve at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
1978
Current rank
#15,804
Active since
1978
Yve popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1978–2025
- Peak year (1978)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Yve by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Yve's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Yve births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Yve? ▼
Since 1978, Social Security records show 15 babies named Yve. Today it holds rank #15804 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1978, with 5 births.
When was Yve most popular? ▼
Yve was most popular in the 2020s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1978.
How long has the name Yve been used? ▼
Records for Yve go back to 1978, giving 48 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Yve? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvette, Yvetta, Yvett, Yves, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Yve
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1978–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Yve: #15804 Girls' Name - 15 Births, Peak 1978." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/yve. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Yve 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 June 2026.