Yvan
Yvan is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
- French
Meaning & Origin of Yvan
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yvan is a name with a single cultural origin: French.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- French
The Story of Yvan
American parents first put Yvan on the record books as a baby boy name in 1961, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2020, when 17 Yvans were born — ranking #5,234 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 21% of all recorded Yvans. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #6,499 among baby boy names with 13 births, gradually rising (+14%). In total, more than 519 Yvans have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yvan
Yvan is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 519 births in the dataset. Yvan's peak popularity came in 2020 when it ranked #3,559. Use the chart and map above to compare Yvan'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.