Boys' name · since 1916

Yves

1,202 babies named Yves in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,581 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,427 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,202
born since 1916
1980s
peak decade

1,202 babies have been named Yves since 1916, making it today's #5427 boys' name.

Social Security Administration records show Yves recorded 1,202 times among boys since 1916, holding rank #5427 nationally today, ahead of 61% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.

  • #4,581 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,427 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,202 born since 1916
  • 1980s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yves ranks #4,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,427 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,202 born since 1916, peaking in the 1980s.

#4,581 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,427 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,202
born since 1916
1980s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61%
Yves vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Yves's 1,202 recorded births place it above 89.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

5 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by New York.

How Yves compares

1,202 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

Yves's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Yves Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,202 369 358,536
Peak-year births 37 34 22,252

Yves's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Yves's SSA record in two at 1986 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1985 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Yves popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1985)
37
Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
010203040 191619561967197719871997200720172025 17

Yves popularity over time - girls

59 total births recorded since 1980 (Yves as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 59 births
4681012 19801989199120132015202320242025 9

Yves by decade

1980s is the heaviest window (264 births, 22% of the file).

1980s was Yves's strongest decade.

264 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.

Yves births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1980s at 264 births (22% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Yves 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 Yves's total volume

Yves vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -70, 5.5%-49, 4.9%-19, 17%-55, 9%-76, 3.2%-114, 2.7%-50, 5.3%-112, 4.7%-56, 11.2%-29, 8.7%-57, 6.4%-41, 7.4%-141, 2.2%-56, 4.4%-39, 7.1%Yves-110, 3.1%Yves
Yves vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Yves by state

Where Yves concentrates geographically, total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Yves
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
229 19.1%
#2 Florida
75 6.2%
#3 California
17 1.4%
#4 Georgia
5 0.4%
#5 New Jersey
5 0.4%
New York share of Yves's total US births 19.1%
Even split

229 of 1,202 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Yves? ▼
Since 1916, Social Security records show 1,202 babies named Yves. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,581 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,427 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 1985, with 37 births.
Where does Yves sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Yves ranks #4,581 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,427 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Yves most popular? ▼
Yves was most popular in the 1980s decade with 264 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
Where is Yves most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Yves are New York (229 births), Florida (75 births), California (17 births).
How long has the name Yves been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Yves since 1916 -- 110 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Yves? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Yvette, Yvens, Yvenson. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Yves's data

  • Yves's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (264 total births) through the 2020s (96) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • New York records the most Yvess (229 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Yves

Nearby Names Like Yves

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Yves

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Yves: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1916–2025 (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 Yves 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.