Ylva
Ylva is a Swedish female given name meaning "she-wolf". It is the feminine form of the masculine given name Ulf. The name is also used in Norway.
Meaning & Origin of Ylva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Ylva is a Swedish female given name meaning "she-wolf". It is the feminine form of the masculine given name Ulf. The name is also used in Norway.
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The Story of Ylva
Ylva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2017, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 7 Ylvas were born — ranking #12,706 that year. As of 2026, Ylva ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, gradually rising (+6%). In total, more than 35 Ylvas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Ylva
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- Ingrid Ylva (c. 1180s–1250s), Swedish noblewoman
- Ylva Eggehorn (born 1950), Swedish poet and writer
- Ylva Ivarsson (born 1964), Swedish archer
- Ylva Johansson (born 1964), Swedish politician
- Ylva Lindberg (born 1976), Swedish ice hockey player
- Ylva Lööf (born 1958), Swedish actress
- Ylva Nowén (born 1970), Swedish former alpine skier
- Ylva Thörn (born 1954), Swedish politician and former trade unionist
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Names that sound like Ylva
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About the name Ylva
Ylva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2017 and has accumulated 35 births in the dataset. Ylva's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #12,706. Use the chart and map above to compare Ylva's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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