Yvon
Yvon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Yvon Beaulne (1919–1999), Canadian diplomat Yvon Dumont, Canadian politician Yvon Barrette, Canadian actor Yvon Bertin, French cyclist Yvon Bilodeau, Canadian ice hockey player Yvon Bonenfant, Canadian politician Yvon Brochu, Canadian politician Yvon Charbonneau (1940–2016), Canadian politician Yvon Chouinard, American mountain…
Meaning & Origin of Yvon
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Yvon is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Yvon Beaulne (1919–1999), Canadian diplomat Yvon Dumont, Canadian politician Yvon Barrette, Canadian actor Yvon Bertin, French cyclist Yvon Bilodeau, Canadian ice hockey player Yvon Bonenfant, Canadian politician Yvon Brochu, Canadian politician Yvon Charbonneau (1940–2016), Canadian politician Yvon Chouinard, American mountain…
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The Story of Yvon
As a girl name
Yvon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1956, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1993, when 9 Yvons were born — ranking #8,720 that year. As of 2026, Yvon ranks #13,429 for girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 47 Yvons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Yvon first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1916, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1958, when 15 Yvons were born — ranking #2,094 that year. As of 2026, Yvon ranks #11,354 for boys with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 229 Yvons have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Yvon
Yvon is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 229 births in the dataset. Yvon's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #2,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Yvon'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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